#996AE5
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.9% 0.18 298.7), rgb(153, 106, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#996AE5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #996AE5 |
| RGB | rgb(153, 106, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.18 298.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #996AE5 | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #996AE5 | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #996AE5 text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #996AE5 text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
-
Step 50
50
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
-
Step 100
100
#ECE6F9
oklch(93.5% 0.026 300.3)
-
Step 200
200
#DDD3F6
oklch(88.6% 0.049 298.5)
-
Step 300
300
#C8B4F2
oklch(80.8% 0.089 299.2)
-
Step 400
400
#AD8BEC
oklch(70.7% 0.142 298.9)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#996AE5
oklch(62.9% 0.18 298.7)
-
Step 600
600
#854ED4
oklch(55.5% 0.197 298.7)
-
Step 700
700
#713EB7
oklch(49% 0.182 298.8)
-
Step 800
800
#5C3494
oklch(42.6% 0.151 299)
-
Step 900
900
#4B2F76
oklch(37.7% 0.117 298.8)
-
Step 950
950
#2C1C45
oklch(26.9% 0.075 299.4)
#996AE5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3883E9 | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4782E2 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #89829D | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #996AE5
#996AE5
oklch(62.9% 0.18 298.7)
- #809400
#809400
oklch(62.8% 0.147 118.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #996AE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #996AE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.023
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
Use #996AE5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.