#993B9B#993B9B

#993B9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.172 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993B9B
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 155)
HSL	hsl(299, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 51.98, -33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 62.10, 326.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1439 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.172 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6169, 12.2681, 32.2860)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993B9B #3D9B3B

analogous

#693B9B #993B9B #9B3B6D

triadic

#993B9B #9B993B #3B9B99

tetradic

#993B9B #9B693B #3D9B3B #3B6D9B

square

#993B9B #9B693B #3D9B3B #3B6D9B

split-complementary

#993B9B #6D9B3B #3B9B69

monochromatic

#411942 #6D2A6F #993B9B #BC55BE #CE81CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#993B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#993B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993B9B

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993B9B	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.172 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77b9',
    500: '#993b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993b9b;
$custom-light: #ba77b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.75,
    "s": 44.86,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51897,
    "c": 0.17184,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993B9B

secondary

#7AB979

accent

#D55356

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120911

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #993B9B

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

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