#994BCB#994BCB

#994BCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.196 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BCB
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 203)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 63.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 54.26, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 76.18, 315.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1248 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.196 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4303, 16.1167, 58.2068)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BCB #7DCB4B

analogous

#594BCB #994BCB #CB4BBD

triadic

#994BCB #CB994B #4BCB99

tetradic

#994BCB #CB594B #7DCB4B #4BBDCB

square

#994BCB #CB594B #7DCB4B #4BBDCB

split-complementary

#994BCB #BDCB4B #4BCB59

monochromatic

#572379 #7931A8 #994BCB #B47AD9 #CFAAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#994BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#994BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BCB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BCB	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3971C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.196 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82db',
    500: '#994bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bcb;
$custom-light: #bb82db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.563,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56767,
    "c": 0.19581,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BCB

secondary

#B3D49E

accent

#DF4984

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BCB

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

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