#993BD5#993BD5

#993BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.226 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BD5
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 63.59, -62.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 89.01, 315.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1409 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.226 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7086, 14.7048, 64.3692)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BD5 #77D53B

analogous

#4C3BD5 #993BD5 #D53BC4

triadic

#993BD5 #D5993B #3BD599

tetradic

#993BD5 #D54C3B #77D53B #3BC4D5

square

#993BD5 #D54C3B #77D53B #3BC4D5

split-complementary

#993BD5 #C4D53B #3BD54C

monochromatic

#551A7B #7825AE #993BD5 #B36DE0 #CDA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#993BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#993BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BD5

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BD5	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A6CD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.226 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79e3',
    500: '#993bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bd5;
$custom-light: #bc79e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.623,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55617,
    "c": 0.22596,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BD5

secondary

#AFD795

accent

#E84081

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BD5

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

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