#994BC8#994BC8

#994BC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.193 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BC8
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 200)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 53.59, -52.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 74.70, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1249 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.193 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0763, 15.9751, 56.3422)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BC8 #7AC84B

analogous

#5B4BC8 #994BC8 #C84BB9

triadic

#994BC8 #C8994B #4BC899

tetradic

#994BC8 #C85B4B #7AC84B #4BB9C8

square

#994BC8 #C85B4B #7AC84B #4BB9C8

split-complementary

#994BC8 #B9C84B #4BC85B

monochromatic

#562475 #7932A4 #994BC8 #B47AD6 #CEA9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#994BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#994BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BC8

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BC8	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E6CCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C71C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.193 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82d9',
    500: '#994bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bc8;
$custom-light: #bb82d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.44,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56574,
    "c": 0.19267,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BC8

secondary

#B1D29D

accent

#DD4B82

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BC8

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

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