#993BAE#993BAE

#993BAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.189 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BAE
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 55.56, -43.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 70.65, 321.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1444 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.189 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3399, 12.9573, 41.3605)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BAE #50AE3B

analogous

#5F3BAE #993BAE #AE3B89

triadic

#993BAE #AE993B #3BAE99

tetradic

#993BAE #AE5F3B #50AE3B #3B89AE

square

#993BAE #AE5F3B #50AE3B #3B89AE

split-complementary

#993BAE #89AE3B #3BAE5F

monochromatic

#491C53 #712C80 #993BAE #B55EC8 #CA8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#993BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#993BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BAE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BAE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.189 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba78c7',
    500: '#993bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bae;
$custom-light: #ba78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.043,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.18906,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BAE

secondary

#8EC282

accent

#D94F68

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BAE

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

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