#993497#993497

#993497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.178 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993497
RGB	rgb(153, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(301, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(301, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 54.26, -33.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 63.82, 328.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1521 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.178 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9506, 11.4640, 30.4341)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993497 #349936

analogous

#683499 #993497 #993465

triadic

#993497 #979934 #349799

tetradic

#993497 #996834 #349936 #346599

square

#993497 #996834 #349936 #346599

split-complementary

#993497 #659934 #349968

monochromatic

#3E153D #6B246A #993497 #C149BF #D177CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#993497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#993497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993497

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993497	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28579A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.178 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba74b6',
    500: '#993497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993497;
$custom-light: #ba74b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.188,
    "s": 49.268,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50894,
    "c": 0.17814,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993497

secondary

#70B971

accent

#D9524F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120911

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #993497

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

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