#993EC9#993EC9

#993EC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.211 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993EC9
RGB	rgb(153, 62, 201)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 59.77, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 81.90, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1395 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.211 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.4001, 14.4352, 56.6953)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993EC9 #6EC93E

analogous

#543EC9 #993EC9 #C93EB3

triadic

#993EC9 #C9993E #3EC999

tetradic

#993EC9 #C9543E #6EC93E #3EB3C9

square

#993EC9 #C9543E #6EC93E #3EB3C9

split-complementary

#993EC9 #B3C93E #3EC954

monochromatic

#531F6E #762C9E #993EC9 #B26ED6 #CC9EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#993EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#993EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993EC9

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993EC9	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6CC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 62, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.211 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7ada',
    500: '#993ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993ec9;
$custom-light: #bb7ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.281,
    "s": 56.275,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5509,
    "c": 0.21087,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993EC9

secondary

#A8D093

accent

#E0487C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #993EC9

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

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