#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
RGBrgb(153, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(280, 57%, 51%)
HSVhsv(280, 71%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(44.40, 61.04, -56.71)
CIE-LCHlch(44.40, 83.32, 317.10°)
OKLaboklab(54.77% 0.1426 -0.1603)
OKLCHoklch(54.77% 0.215 311.7)
XYZxyz(25.2415, 14.1179, 56.6424)
Luminance0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##993BC91.005.493.825.49
#FFFFFF5.491.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.491.0021.001.00

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

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#993BC9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva