#996CEDViolet

#996CED 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.

#996CED
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fe
100#ebe6fc
200#ddd1fd
300#c7b1ff
400#ae89fb
500#9a6af2
600#8858db
700#7244bd
800#5f37a0
900#512e89
950#301954

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.67:1
Contrast on black
5.72:1
  • 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 0.014 296.8); /* #f6f4fe */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.03 296.8); /* #ebe6fc */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.061 296.8); /* #ddd1fd */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.11 296.8); /* #c7b1ff */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.163 296.8); /* #ae89fb */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.197 296.8); /* #9a6af2 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.193 296.8); /* #8858db */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.181 296.8); /* #7244bd */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.161 296.8); /* #5f37a0 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.146 296.8); /* #512e89 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.102 296.8); /* #301954 */
}

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