#986CEEViolet

#986CEE is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a balanced medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#986CEE
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fe
100#ebe6fc
200#dcd2fe
300#c7b2ff
400#ad89fc
500#996af3
600#8758dc
700#7144be
800#5f37a1
900#502e8a
950#2f1955

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.67:1
Contrast on black
5.71:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.014 296.3); /* #f6f4fe */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.03 296.3); /* #ebe6fc */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.061 296.3); /* #dcd2fe */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.109 296.3); /* #c7b2ff */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.164 296.3); /* #ad89fc */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.198 296.3); /* #996af3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.194 296.3); /* #8758dc */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.182 296.3); /* #7144be */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.162 296.3); /* #5f37a1 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.146 296.3); /* #502e8a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.103 296.3); /* #2f1955 */
}

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