#993BC5#993BC5

#993BC5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.211 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BC5
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 197)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 60.20, -54.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 81.42, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.143 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.211 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7771, 13.9322, 54.1965)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BC5 #67C53B

analogous

#543BC5 #993BC5 #C53BAC

triadic

#993BC5 #C5993B #3BC599

tetradic

#993BC5 #C5543B #67C53B #3BACC5

square

#993BC5 #C5543B #67C53B #3BACC5

split-complementary

#993BC5 #ACC53B #3BC554

monochromatic

#501F67 #752C96 #993BC5 #B26AD3 #CA99E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#993BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#993BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BC5

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BC5	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.211 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79d7',
    500: '#993bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bc5;
$custom-light: #bb79d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54496,
    "c": 0.2107,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BC5

secondary

#A3CD8F

accent

#DE4A79

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BC5

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

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