#993CE5#993CE5
#993CE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.240 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #993CE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 60, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 76%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 74%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.53, 66.68, -69.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.53, 96.17, 313.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.9% 0.137 -0.1973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.9% 0.24 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8924, 15.6613, 75.6144) |
| Luminance | 0.1566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 3.86
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.22
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.28
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.29
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.49
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#993CE5 #88E53C
analogous
#453CE5 #993CE5 #E53CDC
triadic
#993CE5 #E5993C #3CE599
tetradic
#993CE5 #E5453C #88E53C #3CDCE5
square
#993CE5 #E5453C #88E53C #3CDCE5
split-complementary
#993CE5 #DCE53C #3CE545
monochromatic
#5A1493 #7B1BC9 #993CE5 #B572EC #D1A8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#993CE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#993CE5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #993CE5
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##993CE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##993CE5 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B668E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #993ce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 60, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.240 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd7bee',
500: '#993ce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #993ce5; $custom-light: #bd7bee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#993ce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 60,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.018,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.569,
"c": 0.24022,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.15661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#993CE5
secondary
#BBE19C
accent
#F3358A
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84