#994AE0#994AE0

#994AE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.219 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994AE0
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 224)
HSL	hsl(272, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 59.49, -63.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 87.05, 313.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.1243 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.219 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.0372, 17.0518, 72.2681)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994AE0 #91E04A

analogous

#4E4AE0 #994AE0 #E04ADC

triadic

#994AE0 #E0994A #4AE099

tetradic

#994AE0 #E04E4A #91E04A #4ADCE0

square

#994AE0 #E04E4A #91E04A #4ADCE0

split-complementary

#994AE0 #DCE04A #4AE04E

monochromatic

#5B1A96 #7B23CA #994AE0 #B67EE9 #D4B3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#994AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#994AE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994AE0

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994AE0	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1273DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.219 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82eb',
    500: '#994ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ae0;
$custom-light: #bc82eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.6,
    "s": 70.755,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58066,
    "c": 0.2191,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994AE0

secondary

#C1E1A5

accent

#EE3A8F

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994AE0

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

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