#993BD6#993BD6

#993BD6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.227 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993BD6
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 214)
HSL	hsl(276, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 63.80, -62.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 89.49, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1407 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.227 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8359, 14.7557, 65.0397)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993BD6 #78D63B

analogous

#4B3BD6 #993BD6 #D63BC5

triadic

#993BD6 #D6993B #3BD699

tetradic

#993BD6 #D64B3B #78D63B #3BC5D6

square

#993BD6 #D64B3B #78D63B #3BC5D6

split-complementary

#993BD6 #C5D63B #3BD64B

monochromatic

#561A7D #7925AF #993BD6 #B36EE1 #CEA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#993BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#993BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993BD6

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993BD6	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#046CD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.227 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79e4',
    500: '#993bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993bd6;
$custom-light: #bc79e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.387,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5569,
    "c": 0.22692,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993BD6

secondary

#AFD895

accent

#E83F82

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #993BD6

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

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