#994BD8#994BD8

#994BD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.209 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BD8
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 216)
HSL	hsl(273, 64%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 57.18, -59.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 82.59, 313.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.124 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.209 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.0450, 16.7626, 66.7105)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BD8 #8AD84B

analogous

#524BD8 #994BD8 #D84BD1

triadic

#994BD8 #D8994B #4BD899

tetradic

#994BD8 #D8524B #8AD84B #4BD1D8

square

#994BD8 #D8524B #8AD84B #4BD1D8

split-complementary

#994BD8 #D1D84B #4BD852

monochromatic

#5A1E8B #7B29BD #994BD8 #B67DE3 #D2B0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#994BD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#994BD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BD8

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BD8	1.00	4.82	4.35	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2872D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E698B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.209 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82e5',
    500: '#994bd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bd8;
$custom-light: #bb82e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.191,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57633,
    "c": 0.20945,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BD8

secondary

#BCDCA3

accent

#E7408B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFC

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BD8

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

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