#993BCC#993BCC

#993BCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.217 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BCC
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 71.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 61.67, -58.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 84.74, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1422 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.217 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.5978, 14.2605, 58.5191)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BCC #6ECC3B

analogous

#513BCC #993BCC #CC3BB6

triadic

#993BCC #CC993B #3BCC99

tetradic

#993BCC #CC513B #6ECC3B #3BB6CC

square

#993BCC #CC513B #6ECC3B #3BB6CC

split-complementary

#993BCC #B6CC3B #3BCC51

monochromatic

#531D70 #762AA0 #993BCC #B26CD9 #CC9CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#993BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#993BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BCC

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BCC	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.217 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79dc',
    500: '#993bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bcc;
$custom-light: #bc79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.897,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54978,
    "c": 0.21736,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BCC

secondary

#A8D192

accent

#E2467D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BCC

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

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