#944AD4#944AD4

#944AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.205 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#944AD4
RGB	rgb(148, 74, 212)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 55.67, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 81.15, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1189 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.205 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.5426, 15.9471, 63.9544)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#944AD4 #8AD44A

analogous

#4F4AD4 #944AD4 #D44ACF

triadic

#944AD4 #D4944A #4AD494

tetradic

#944AD4 #D44F4A #8AD44A #4ACFD4

square

#944AD4 #D44F4A #8AD44A #4ACFD4

split-complementary

#944AD4 #CFD44A #4AD44F

monochromatic

#551F84 #752BB6 #944AD4 #B17BE0 #CEADEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#944AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#944AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #944AD4

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##944AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##944AD4	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246FD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #944ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 74, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.205 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b881e2',
    500: '#944ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #944ad4;
$custom-light: #b881e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#944ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56656,
    "c": 0.20529,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#944AD4

secondary

#BBD9A0

accent

#E5438E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #944AD4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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