#993B9E#993B9E
#993B9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.174 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #993B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 59, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 46%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 63%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 62.7%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.80, 52.52, -35.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.80, 63.42, 325.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.06% 0.1441 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.06% 0.175 325.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8719, 12.3701, 33.6294) |
| Luminance | 0.1237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.16
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.06
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.53
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.84
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.34
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#993B9E #409E3B
analogous
#683B9E #993B9E #9E3B71
triadic
#993B9E #9E993B #3B9E99
tetradic
#993B9E #9E683B #409E3B #3B719E
square
#993B9E #9E683B #409E3B #3B719E
split-complementary
#993B9E #719E3B #3B9E68
monochromatic
#431A45 #6E2A71 #993B9E #BB56C0 #CD83D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#993B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#993B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #993B9E
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##993B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##993B9E | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B5BA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E679B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D4967
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #993b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.174 325.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba77bb',
500: '#993b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #993b9e; $custom-light: #ba77bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#993b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 59,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.97,
"s": 45.622,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52064,
"c": 0.1745,
"h": 325.7
},
"luminance": 0.12369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#993B9E
secondary
#7EBB7A
accent
#D55359
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EEF6
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81