#994BB9#994BB9

#994BB9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.177 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BB9
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 185)
HSL	hsl(283, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 59.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 50.34, -44.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 67.36, 318.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.125 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.177 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4085, 15.3080, 47.5585)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BB9 #6BB94B

analogous

#624BB9 #994BB9 #B94BA2

triadic

#994BB9 #B9994B #4BB999

tetradic

#994BB9 #B9624B #6BB94B #4BA2B9

square

#994BB9 #B9624B #6BB94B #4BA2B9

split-complementary

#994BB9 #A2B94B #4BB962

monochromatic

#512763 #76388F #994BB9 #B277CA #CBA3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#994BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#994BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BB9

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BB9	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A69BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.177 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81ce',
    500: '#994bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bb9;
$custom-light: #ba81ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.545,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55642,
    "c": 0.177,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BB9

secondary

#A6C898

accent

#D45479

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BB9

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

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