#993CC8#993CC8

#993CC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.212 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993CC8
RGB	rgb(153, 60, 200)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 70%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 60.41, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 82.37, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.1417 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.212 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1761, 14.1748, 56.0422)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993CC8 #6BC83C

analogous

#533CC8 #993CC8 #C83CB1

triadic

#993CC8 #C8993C #3CC899

tetradic

#993CC8 #C8533C #6BC83C #3CB1C8

square

#993CC8 #C8533C #6BC83C #3CB1C8

split-complementary

#993CC8 #B1C83C #3CC853

monochromatic

#511E6B #762C9B #993CC8 #B26CD5 #CB9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#993CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#993CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993CC8

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993CC8	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 60, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.212 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79d9',
    500: '#993cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993cc8;
$custom-light: #bb79d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54806,
    "c": 0.21236,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993CC8

secondary

#A6CF91

accent

#DF497B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993CC8

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

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