#9986EB#9986EB
#9986EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.146 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9986EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 134, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 72%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 43%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.50, 29.89, -48.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.50, 57.10, 301.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68% 0.0515 -0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.146 290.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6534, 29.8198, 82.4058) |
| Luminance | 0.2982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.31
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.02
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.05
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.72
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.34
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9986EB #D8EB86
analogous
#86A6EB #9986EB #CB86EB
triadic
#9986EB #EB9986 #86EB99
tetradic
#9986EB #EB86A6 #D8EB86 #86EBCB
square
#9986EB #EB86A6 #D8EB86 #86EBCB
split-complementary
#9986EB #EBCB86 #A6EB86
monochromatic
#4423D4 #6D51E2 #9986EB #C5BBF4 #E9E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#9986EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#9986EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9986EB
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9986EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9986EB | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.96 | 6.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6596EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6692E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8599AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9986eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 134, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.146 290.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa9f2',
500: '#9986eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9986eb; $custom-light: #baa9f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9986eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 134,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.287,
"s": 71.631,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67998,
"c": 0.1462,
"h": 290.6
},
"luminance": 0.29821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9986EB
secondary
#EDF2D9
accent
#D412AF
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85