#993FC9#993FC9
#993FC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.210 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #993FC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 63, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.9%, 68.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.00, 59.34, -55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.00, 81.41, 316.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.2% 0.1384 -0.1574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.2% 0.21 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4550, 14.5450, 56.7135) |
| Luminance | 0.1454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.15
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.78
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.11
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.73
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.85
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#993FC9 #6FC93F
analogous
#543FC9 #993FC9 #C93FB4
triadic
#993FC9 #C9993F #3FC999
tetradic
#993FC9 #C9543F #6FC93F #3FB4C9
square
#993FC9 #C9543F #6FC93F #3FB4C9
split-complementary
#993FC9 #B4C93F #3FC954
monochromatic
#531F6F #772D9E #993FC9 #B26FD6 #CC9FE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#993FC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#993FC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #993FC9
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##993FC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##993FC9 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D6CC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#935C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #993fc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 63, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.210 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb7bda',
500: '#993fc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #993fc9; $custom-light: #bb7bda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#993fc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 63,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.13,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.552,
"c": 0.20964,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.14544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#993FC9
secondary
#A9D094
accent
#DF487D
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F7EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120A15
muted
#817C83