#953EA4#953EA4

#953EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.174 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#953EA4
RGB	rgb(149, 62, 164)
HSL	hsl(291, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(291, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.02, 51.28, -38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.02, 64.31, 322.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1359 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.174 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8172, 12.5162, 36.4341)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#953EA4 #4DA43E

analogous

#623EA4 #953EA4 #A43E80

triadic

#953EA4 #A4953E #3EA495

tetradic

#953EA4 #A4623E #4DA43E #3E80A4

square

#953EA4 #A4623E #4DA43E #3E80A4

split-complementary

#953EA4 #80A43E #3EA462

monochromatic

#441C4B #6D2D78 #953EA4 #B35DC2 #C88AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#953EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#953EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #953EA4

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##953EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##953EA4	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4966A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #953ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 62, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.174 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b779bf',
    500: '#953ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #953ea4;
$custom-light: #b779bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#953ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.176,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52214,
    "c": 0.17359,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#953EA4

secondary

#89BD81

accent

#D55366

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #953EA4

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

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