#994BB5#994BB5

#994BB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.173 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BB5
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 58.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 49.50, -42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 65.42, 319.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.1248 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.173 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9922, 15.1415, 45.3659)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BB5 #67B54B

analogous

#644BB5 #994BB5 #B54B9C

triadic

#994BB5 #B5994B #4BB599

tetradic

#994BB5 #B5644B #67B54B #4B9CB5

square

#994BB5 #B5644B #67B54B #4B9CB5

split-complementary

#994BB5 #9CB54B #4BB564

monochromatic

#50275F #75398A #994BB5 #B276C7 #CAA2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#994BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#994BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BB5

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BB5	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F68B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.173 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81cc',
    500: '#994bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bb5;
$custom-light: #ba81cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.151,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55405,
    "c": 0.17286,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BB5

secondary

#A3C696

accent

#D25677

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BB5

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

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