#994AC5#994AC5

#994AC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.191 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AC5
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 197)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 62.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 53.42, -50.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 73.78, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1262 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.191 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6618, 15.7017, 54.4914)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AC5 #76C54A

analogous

#5C4AC5 #994AC5 #C54AB3

triadic

#994AC5 #C5994A #4AC599

tetradic

#994AC5 #C55C4A #76C54A #4AB3C5

square

#994AC5 #C55C4A #76C54A #4AB3C5

split-complementary

#994AC5 #B3C54A #4AC55C

monochromatic

#552471 #78339F #994AC5 #B378D4 #CDA7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#994AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#994AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AC5

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AC5	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E70C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.191 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81d7',
    500: '#994ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ac5;
$custom-light: #ba81d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.537,
    "s": 51.464,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56253,
    "c": 0.19094,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AC5

secondary

#AED09B

accent

#DB4D80

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AC5

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

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