#994BC9#994BC9

#994BC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.194 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BC9
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 201)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 62.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.00, 53.81, -52.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.00, 75.20, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1249 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.194 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1935, 16.0220, 56.9597)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BC9 #7BC94B

analogous

#5A4BC9 #994BC9 #C94BBA

triadic

#994BC9 #C9994B #4BC999

tetradic

#994BC9 #C95A4B #7BC94B #4BBAC9

square

#994BC9 #C95A4B #7BC94B #4BBAC9

split-complementary

#994BC9 #BAC94B #4BC95A

monochromatic

#572376 #7932A5 #994BC9 #B47AD7 #CEA9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#994BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#994BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BC9

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BC9	1.00	4.99	4.20	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A6CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B71C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.194 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82da',
    500: '#994bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bc9;
$custom-light: #bb82da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56638,
    "c": 0.19371,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BC9

secondary

#B2D39D

accent

#DD4B82

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BC9

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

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