#994AD4#994AD4

#994AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.207 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AD4
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 212)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 56.75, -58.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 81.15, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.1254 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.207 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4668, 16.4237, 63.9977)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AD4 #85D44A

analogous

#544AD4 #994AD4 #D44ACA

triadic

#994AD4 #D4994A #4AD499

tetradic

#994AD4 #D4544A #85D44A #4ACAD4

square

#994AD4 #D4544A #85D44A #4ACAD4

split-complementary

#994AD4 #CAD44A #4AD454

monochromatic

#591F84 #7A2BB6 #994AD4 #B57BE0 #D1ADEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#994AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#994AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AD4

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AD4	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ED8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D71D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.207 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb81e2',
    500: '#994ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ad4;
$custom-light: #bb81e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.348,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57238,
    "c": 0.20659,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AD4

secondary

#B9D9A0

accent

#E54388

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AD4

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

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