#994AC9#994AC9

#994AC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.195 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AC9
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 201)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 54.30, -52.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 75.74, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1261 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.195 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1262, 15.8874, 56.9373)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AC9 #7AC94A

analogous

#5A4AC9 #994AC9 #C94ABA

triadic

#994AC9 #C9994A #4AC999

tetradic

#994AC9 #C95A4A #7AC94A #4ABAC9

square

#994AC9 #C95A4A #7AC94A #4ABAC9

split-complementary

#994AC9 #BAC94A #4AC95A

monochromatic

#562376 #7931A5 #994AC9 #B479D7 #CEA8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#994AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#994AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AC9

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AC9	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#036BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A70C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.195 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb81da',
    500: '#994ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ac9;
$custom-light: #bb81da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.323,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5651,
    "c": 0.19511,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AC9

secondary

#B1D29C

accent

#DD4A82

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AC9

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

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