#994AC8#994AC8

#994AC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.194 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AC8
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 200)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 63%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 54.08, -52.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 75.25, 315.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1261 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.194 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0090, 15.8405, 56.3198)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AC8 #79C84A

analogous

#5A4AC8 #994AC8 #C84AB8

triadic

#994AC8 #C8994A #4AC899

tetradic

#994AC8 #C85A4A #79C84A #4AB8C8

square

#994AC8 #C85A4A #79C84A #4AB8C8

split-complementary

#994AC8 #B8C84A #4AC85A

monochromatic

#562374 #7932A3 #994AC8 #B379D6 #CEA8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#994AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#994AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AC8

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AC8	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#076BCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B70C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.194 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb81d9',
    500: '#994ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ac8;
$custom-light: #bb81d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.619,
    "s": 53.39,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56445,
    "c": 0.19406,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AC8

secondary

#B0D29C

accent

#DD4B81

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AC8

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

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