#994BDB#994BDB

#994BDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.213 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BDB
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 219)
HSL	hsl(273, 67%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 65.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 57.87, -60.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 84.07, 313.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.84% 0.1237 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(57.84% 0.213 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.4363, 16.9191, 68.7718)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BDB #8DDB4B

analogous

#514BDB #994BDB #DB4BD5

triadic

#994BDB #DB994B #4BDB99

tetradic

#994BDB #DB514B #8DDB4B #4BD5DB

square

#994BDB #DB514B #8DDB4B #4BD5DB

split-complementary

#994BDB #D5DB4B #4BDB51

monochromatic

#5B1D8F #7B27C2 #994BDB #B67EE5 #D3B1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#994BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#994BDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BDB

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BDB	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2273D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6A8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.213 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82e7',
    500: '#994bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bdb;
$custom-light: #bc82e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.5,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57839,
    "c": 0.21261,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BDB

secondary

#BEDEA4

accent

#EA3E8D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BDB

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

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