#993BC9#993BC9

#993BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.214 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BC9
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 201)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 61.04, -56.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 83.32, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1426 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.215 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2415, 14.1179, 56.6424)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BC9 #6BC93B

analogous

#523BC9 #993BC9 #C93BB2

triadic

#993BC9 #C9993B #3BC999

tetradic

#993BC9 #C9523B #6BC93B #3BB2C9

square

#993BC9 #C9523B #6BC93B #3BB2C9

split-complementary

#993BC9 #B2C93B #3BC952

monochromatic

#511E6C #762B9C #993BC9 #B26BD6 #CB9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#993BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#993BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BC9

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BC9	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286BC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.214 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79da',
    500: '#993bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bc9;
$custom-light: #bb79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.718,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5477,
    "c": 0.2145,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BC9

secondary

#A6CF90

accent

#E0487B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BC9

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

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