#993F9F#993F9F

#993F9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.170 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993F9F
RGB	rgb(153, 63, 159)
HSL	hsl(296, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(296, 60%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 50.90, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 61.78, 325.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1391 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.17 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1719, 12.8317, 34.1558)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993F9F #459F3F

analogous

#693F9F #993F9F #9F3F75

triadic

#993F9F #9F993F #3F9F99

tetradic

#993F9F #9F693F #459F3F #3F759F

square

#993F9F #9F693F #459F3F #3F759F

split-complementary

#993F9F #759F3F #3F9F69

monochromatic

#451C47 #6F2E73 #993F9F #B95DBF #CC88D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#993F9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#993F9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993F9F

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993F9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993F9F	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50689C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993f9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 63, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.170 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7abc',
    500: '#993f9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993f9f;
$custom-light: #ba7abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993f9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 43.243,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52598,
    "c": 0.16956,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993F9F

secondary

#83BB7F

accent

#D3555D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #993F9F

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

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