#993BCD#993BCD

#993BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.218 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BCD
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 61.88, -58.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 85.21, 316.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1421 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.218 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.7182, 14.3086, 59.1528)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BCD #6FCD3B

analogous

#503BCD #993BCD #CD3BB8

triadic

#993BCD #CD993B #3BCD99

tetradic

#993BCD #CD503B #6FCD3B #3BB8CD

square

#993BCD #CD503B #6FCD3B #3BB8CD

split-complementary

#993BCD #B8CD3B #3BCD50

monochromatic

#531D71 #7729A2 #993BCD #B26CD9 #CC9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#993BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#993BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BCD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BCD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.218 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79dd',
    500: '#993bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bcd;
$custom-light: #bc79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.63,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55048,
    "c": 0.21831,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BCD

secondary

#A9D292

accent

#E3457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BCD

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

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