#991CA9#991CA9

#991CA9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.218 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#991CA9
RGB	rgb(153, 28, 169)
HSL	hsl(293, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(293, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 83.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 65.24, -47.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 80.47, 324.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1732 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.218 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7128, 10.4687, 38.4581)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#991CA9 #2CA91C

analogous

#521CA9 #991CA9 #A91C72

triadic

#991CA9 #A9991C #1CA999

tetradic

#991CA9 #A9521C #2CA91C #1C72A9

square

#991CA9 #A9521C #2CA91C #1C72A9

split-complementary

#991CA9 #72A91C #1CA952

monochromatic

#3A0B40 #691374 #991CA9 #C727DB #D45BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#991CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#991CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #991CA9

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##991CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##991CA9	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3660A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #991ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 28, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.218 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb6bc3',
    500: '#991ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #991ca9;
$custom-light: #bb6bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#991ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.191,
    "s": 71.574,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50037,
    "c": 0.21775,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#991CA9

secondary

#66C859

accent

#EE394E

background

#FCF6FC

surface

#F8ECF8

border

#D1C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #991CA9

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

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