Violet
#9998EB
#9998EB is a violet with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.2:1. On white it reaches only 2.6:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#9998EB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #9998EB kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F5F6FF
- 100 E8E9FF
- 200 D3D5FF
- 300 B6B7FF
- 400 9998EB
- 500 7F7DCD
- 600 6562AF
- 700 4E4A92
- 800 3A3575
- 900 272158
- 950 150F3B
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-violet-50: #f5f6ff; --color-violet-100: #e8e9ff; --color-violet-200: #d3d5ff; --color-violet-300: #b6b7ff; --color-violet-400: #9998eb; --color-violet-500: #7f7dcd; --color-violet-600: #6562af; --color-violet-700: #4e4a92; --color-violet-800: #3a3575; --color-violet-900: #272158; --color-violet-950: #150f3b;}Is #9998EB readable?
Contrast for text on #9998EB and for #9998EB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 56 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.2APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #706EBD · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.2APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #9998EB
Six palettes built around #9998EB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#9998EB · #B77ACC · #4A9FFF · #FDBFEA · #2B2C3C
- Complementary#9998EB · #C5B165 · #D0AF00 · #CED5FF · #23222E
- Split complementary#9998EB · #E9A03B · #78C866 · #D3D8FF · #25252B
- Triadic#9998EB · #D07247 · #12C394 · #DAD9FF · #1F1E27
- Tetradic#9998EB · #BC6168 · #D0AF00 · #B6F9F5 · #2F2E3A
- Monochromatic#9998EB · #8980D2 · #9483FF · #E7E5FF · #201F29
#9998EB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #9998EB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F5F6FF
- Brand 100, #E8E9FF
- Brand 200, #D3D5FF
- Brand 300, #B6B7FF
- Brand 400, #9998EB
- Brand 500, #7F7DCD
- Brand 600, #6562AF
- Brand 700, #4E4A92
- Brand 800, #3A3575
- Brand 900, #272158
- Brand 950, #150F3B
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D3D4D9
- Neutral 400, #A0A0A8
- Neutral 500, #72727B
- Neutral 600, #53535C
- Neutral 700, #3F3F47
- Neutral 800, #27272E
- Neutral 900, #17171D
- Neutral 950, #09090F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #94F0C0
- Success 300, #70D8A4
- Success 400, #48BC86
- Success 500, #25A771
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F4B062
- Warning 400, #E99F45
- Warning 500, #BC7506
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FC7071
- Danger 500, #D74B50
- Danger 600, #BD333C
- Danger 700, #9D1627
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #6CA6EF
- Info 500, #4C86D0
- Info 600, #346EB5
- Info 700, #1E5597
- Info 800, #093F79
- Info 900, #002A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.6:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.6:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #9998EB
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