#993AD4#993AD4

#993AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.226 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993AD4
RGB	rgb(153, 58, 212)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, 63.78, -62.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 88.99, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.142 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.226 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5312, 14.5524, 63.6858)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993AD4 #75D43A

analogous

#4C3AD4 #993AD4 #D43AC2

triadic

#993AD4 #D4993A #3AD499

tetradic

#993AD4 #D44C3A #75D43A #3AC2D4

square

#993AD4 #D44C3A #75D43A #3AC2D4

split-complementary

#993AD4 #C2D43A #3AD44C

monochromatic

#551A79 #7825AB #993AD4 #B36CDF #CD9EEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#993AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#993AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993AD4

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993AD4	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B6CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 58, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.226 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79e2',
    500: '#993ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993ad4;
$custom-light: #bc79e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.013,
    "s": 64.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55445,
    "c": 0.22611,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993AD4

secondary

#ADD694

accent

#E74180

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #993AD4

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

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