#994BC5#994BC5

#994BC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.190 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BC5
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 197)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 52.93, -50.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 73.23, 316.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.125 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.19 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7291, 15.8363, 54.5138)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BC5 #77C54B

analogous

#5C4BC5 #994BC5 #C54BB4

triadic

#994BC5 #C5994B #4BC599

tetradic

#994BC5 #C55C4B #77C54B #4BB4C5

square

#994BC5 #C55C4B #77C54B #4BB4C5

split-complementary

#994BC5 #B4C54B #4BC55C

monochromatic

#552471 #78339F #994BC5 #B379D4 #CDA8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#994BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#994BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BC5

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BC5	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F70C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.190 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d7',
    500: '#994bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bc5;
$custom-light: #ba82d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.361,
    "s": 51.261,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56383,
    "c": 0.18952,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BC5

secondary

#AFD09C

accent

#DB4D80

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BC5

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

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