#994AC4#994AC4

#994AC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.190 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AC4
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 196)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 53.20, -50.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 73.29, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1262 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.19 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5476, 15.6560, 53.8899)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AC4 #75C44A

analogous

#5C4AC4 #994AC4 #C44AB2

triadic

#994AC4 #C4994A #4AC499

tetradic

#994AC4 #C45C4A #75C44A #4AB2C4

square

#994AC4 #C45C4A #75C44A #4AB2C4

split-complementary

#994AC4 #B2C44A #4AC45C

monochromatic

#55246F #78339D #994AC4 #B378D3 #CDA6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#994AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#994AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AC4

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AC4	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)

#156AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F70C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.190 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81d6',
    500: '#994ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ac4;
$custom-light: #ba81d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.852,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5619,
    "c": 0.1899,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AC4

secondary

#ADCF9B

accent

#DA4D7F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AC4

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

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