#993CC9#993CC9

#993CC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.213 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993CC9
RGB	rgb(153, 60, 201)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 60.62, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 82.85, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1416 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.213 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2934, 14.2217, 56.6597)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993CC9 #6CC93C

analogous

#523CC9 #993CC9 #C93CB3

triadic

#993CC9 #C9993C #3CC999

tetradic

#993CC9 #C9523C #6CC93C #3CB3C9

square

#993CC9 #C9523C #6CC93C #3CB3C9

split-complementary

#993CC9 #B3C93C #3CC952

monochromatic

#521E6D #762B9C #993CC9 #B26CD6 #CB9CE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#993CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#993CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993CC9

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993CC9	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6BC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 60, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.213 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79da',
    500: '#993cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993cc9;
$custom-light: #bb79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.21331,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993CC9

secondary

#A6D091

accent

#E0487C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993CC9

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

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