#994B8D#994B8D

#994B8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.134 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994B8D
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 141)
HSL	hsl(309, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(309, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51%, 7.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 41.72, -22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 47.22, 332.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1198 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.134 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4606, 13.7289, 26.7664)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994B8D #4B9957

analogous

#7E4B99 #994B8D #994B66

triadic

#994B8D #8D994B #4B8D99

tetradic

#994B8D #997E4B #4B9957 #4B6699

square

#994B8D #997E4B #4B9957 #4B6699

split-complementary

#994B8D #66994B #4B997E

monochromatic

#472341 #703767 #994B8D #B66BAB #CB94C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#994B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#994B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994B8D

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994B8D	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A608F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F5065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.134 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b980ae',
    500: '#994b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994b8d;
$custom-light: #b980ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.231,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53296,
    "c": 0.13399,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994B8D

secondary

#89B790

accent

#CA6E5E

background

#FBF8FA

surface

#F6EFF4

border

#D0CACE

text

#120A10

muted

#817C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #994B8D

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

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