#993BD4#993BD4

#993BD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.225 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BD4
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 212)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 63.37, -61.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 88.54, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.141 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.225 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5821, 14.6542, 63.7028)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BD4 #76D43B

analogous

#4C3BD4 #993BD4 #D43BC2

triadic

#993BD4 #D4993B #3BD499

tetradic

#993BD4 #D44C3B #76D43B #3BC2D4

square

#993BD4 #D44C3B #76D43B #3BC2D4

split-complementary

#993BD4 #C2D43B #3BD44C

monochromatic

#551B7A #7826AC #993BD4 #B36DDF #CD9FEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#993BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#993BD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BD4

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BD4	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E6CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.225 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79e2',
    500: '#993bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bd4;
$custom-light: #bc79e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.863,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55545,
    "c": 0.225,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BD4

secondary

#AED694

accent

#E74181

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BD4

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

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