#994BBB#994BBB

#994BBB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.179 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BBB
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 187)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 50.77, -45.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 68.33, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.125 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.179 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6211, 15.3931, 48.6783)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BBB #6DBB4B

analogous

#614BBB #994BBB #BB4BA5

triadic

#994BBB #BB994B #4BBB99

tetradic

#994BBB #BB614B #6DBB4B #4BA5BB

square

#994BBB #BB614B #6DBB4B #4BA5BB

split-complementary

#994BBB #A5BB4B #4BBB61

monochromatic

#522665 #763792 #994BBB #B277CC #CBA4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#994BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#994BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BBB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BBB	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2869BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.179 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba81d0',
    500: '#994bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bbb;
$custom-light: #ba81d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55763,
    "c": 0.17908,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BBB

secondary

#A7CA98

accent

#D5537A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BBB

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

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