#994AC6#994AC6

#994AC6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.192 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AC6
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 198)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 62.6%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 53.64, -51.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 74.27, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1262 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.192 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7768, 15.7477, 55.0968)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AC6 #77C64A

analogous

#5B4AC6 #994AC6 #C64AB5

triadic

#994AC6 #C6994A #4AC699

tetradic

#994AC6 #C65B4A #77C64A #4AB5C6

square

#994AC6 #C65B4A #77C64A #4AB5C6

split-complementary

#994AC6 #B5C64A #4AC65B

monochromatic

#552472 #7832A0 #994AC6 #B379D5 #CDA7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#994AC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#994AC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AC6

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AC6	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D70C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.192 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81d8',
    500: '#994ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ac6;
$custom-light: #ba81d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.226,
    "s": 52.101,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56317,
    "c": 0.19198,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AC6

secondary

#AFD19B

accent

#DC4C80

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AC6

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

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