#994AA5#994AA5

#994AA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.158 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AA5
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 165)
HSL	hsl(292, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 55.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 46.74, -35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 58.39, 323.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.125 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.158 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3765, 14.3875, 37.1884)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#994AA5 #56A54A

analogous

#6C4AA5 #994AA5 #A54A84

triadic

#994AA5 #A5994A #4AA599

tetradic

#994AA5 #A56C4A #56A54A #4A84A5

square

#994AA5 #A56C4A #56A54A #4A84A5

split-complementary

#994AA5 #84A54A #4AA56C

monochromatic

#4B2450 #72377B #994AA5 #B46EBE #CA98D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#994AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#994AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AA5

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AA5	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.158 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b980c0',
    500: '#994aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994aa5;
$custom-light: #b980c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.088,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54362,
    "c": 0.15823,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AA5

secondary

#94BD8E

accent

#CE5A69

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120A12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AA5

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

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