#996aee color: Bright violet
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Bright violet#996aee
- ≈ Amethyst
- Violet
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- violet-500
- Black 7%
Looks the same on every screen.
White text3.72:1 · Below AALc -70
Black text5.65:1 · AALc 40
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About #996aee
#996aee is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.191 chroma and a hue of 297°.
Looks the same on every screen.
White text on it reaches 3.72:1 contrast and black text 5.65:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Forgotten Purple (#9878f8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.