#994AD9#994AD9

#994AD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.212 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AD9
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 217)
HSL	hsl(273, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 65.9%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, 57.88, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 83.61, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.125 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.212 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1073, 16.6799, 67.3710)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AD9 #8AD94A

analogous

#524AD9 #994AD9 #D94AD2

triadic

#994AD9 #D9994A #4AD999

tetradic

#994AD9 #D9524A #8AD94A #4AD2D9

square

#994AD9 #D9524A #8AD94A #4AD2D9

split-complementary

#994AD9 #D2D94A #4AD952

monochromatic

#5A1D8B #7B28BE #994AD9 #B67DE4 #D2AFEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#994AD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#994AD9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AD9

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AD9	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2472D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E698B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ad9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.212 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82e6',
    500: '#994ad9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ad9;
$custom-light: #bc82e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ad9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.147,
    "s": 65.297,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57578,
    "c": 0.2118,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AD9

secondary

#BCDCA2

accent

#E8408B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFC

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AD9

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →