#994BB8#994BB8

#994BB8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.176 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BB8
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 184)
HSL	hsl(283, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 59.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 50.13, -44.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 66.88, 318.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1249 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.176 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3033, 15.2659, 47.0045)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BB8 #6AB84B

analogous

#624BB8 #994BB8 #B84BA0

triadic

#994BB8 #B8994B #4BB899

tetradic

#994BB8 #B8624B #6AB84B #4BA0B8

square

#994BB8 #B8624B #6AB84B #4BA0B8

split-complementary

#994BB8 #A0B84B #4BB862

monochromatic

#512762 #75388E #994BB8 #B277C9 #CBA3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#994BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#994BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BB8

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BB8	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B68BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.176 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81ce',
    500: '#994bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bb8;
$custom-light: #ba81ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.936,
    "s": 43.426,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55583,
    "c": 0.17597,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BB8

secondary

#A5C897

accent

#D35579

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BB8

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

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