#994BAE#994BAE

#994BAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.166 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BAE
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 174)
HSL	hsl(287, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 48.05, -39.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 62.06, 320.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1245 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.166 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2919, 14.8614, 41.6778)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BAE #60AE4B

analogous

#684BAE #994BAE #AE4B92

triadic

#994BAE #AE994B #4BAE99

tetradic

#994BAE #AE684B #60AE4B #4B92AE

square

#994BAE #AE684B #60AE4B #4B92AE

split-complementary

#994BAE #92AE4B #4BAE68

monochromatic

#4E2658 #733983 #994BAE #B273C3 #CA9ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#994BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#994BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BAE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BAE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.166 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b981c6',
    500: '#994bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bae;
$custom-light: #b981c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.16569,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BAE

secondary

#9DC293

accent

#D05872

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BAE

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

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