#994BCD#994BCD

#994BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.198 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BCD
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 205)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(276, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 54.70, -54.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 77.17, 315.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.1247 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.198 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6702, 16.2127, 59.4702)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BCD #7FCD4B

analogous

#584BCD #994BCD #CD4BC0

triadic

#994BCD #CD994B #4BCD99

tetradic

#994BCD #CD584B #7FCD4B #4BC0CD

square

#994BCD #CD584B #7FCD4B #4BC0CD

split-complementary

#994BCD #C0CD4B #4BCD58

monochromatic

#58227B #7A30AB #994BCD #B47BDA #CFABE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#994BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#994BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BCD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BCD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.198 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82dd',
    500: '#994bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bcd;
$custom-light: #bb82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56898,
    "c": 0.19791,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BCD

secondary

#B4D59F

accent

#E04885

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BCD

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

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