#993CD4#993CD4
#993CD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.224 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #993CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 60, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.30, 62.96, -61.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.30, 88.08, 315.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.65% 0.1401 -0.1746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.65% 0.224 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6340, 14.7579, 63.7201) |
| Luminance | 0.1476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.16
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.45
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.51
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.81
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.40
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#993CD4 #77D43C
analogous
#4D3CD4 #993CD4 #D43CC3
triadic
#993CD4 #D4993C #3CD499
tetradic
#993CD4 #D44D3C #77D43C #3CC3D4
square
#993CD4 #D44D3C #77D43C #3CC3D4
split-complementary
#993CD4 #C3D43C #3CD44D
monochromatic
#551B7B #7826AD #993CD4 #B36EDF #CDA0EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#993CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#993CD4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #993CD4
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##993CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##993CD4 | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.95 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#116CD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#905F85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #993cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 60, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.224 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7ae2',
500: '#993cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #993cd4; $custom-light: #bc7ae2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#993cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 60,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.711,
"s": 63.866,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55648,
"c": 0.22387,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.14757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#993CD4
secondary
#AFD795
accent
#E74181
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A15
muted
#827C84