#994BC4#994BC4

#994BC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.188 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BC4
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 196)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 61.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 52.71, -50.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 72.74, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.125 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.188 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.6149, 15.7906, 53.9124)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BC4 #76C44B

analogous

#5C4BC4 #994BC4 #C44BB2

triadic

#994BC4 #C4994B #4BC499

tetradic

#994BC4 #C45C4B #76C44B #4BB2C4

square

#994BC4 #C45C4B #76C44B #4BB2C4

split-complementary

#994BC4 #B2C44B #4BC45C

monochromatic

#552570 #78349E #994BC4 #B379D3 #CDA7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#994BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#994BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BC4

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BC4	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4070C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.188 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d6',
    500: '#994bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bc4;
$custom-light: #ba82d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.678,
    "s": 50.628,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56319,
    "c": 0.18847,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BC4

secondary

#AECF9B

accent

#DA4E80

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BC4

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

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