#994BDE#994BDE

#994BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.216 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BDE
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 222)
HSL	hsl(272, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 66.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 58.56, -62.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 85.55, 313.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1234 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.216 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.8348, 17.0785, 70.8705)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BDE #90DE4B

analogous

#4F4BDE #994BDE #DE4BD9

triadic

#994BDE #DE994B #4BDE99

tetradic

#994BDE #DE4F4B #90DE4B #4BD9DE

square

#994BDE #DE4F4B #90DE4B #4BD9DE

split-complementary

#994BDE #D9DE4B #4BDE4F

monochromatic

#5B1B94 #7B25C7 #994BDE #B67FE7 #D4B2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#994BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#994BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BDE

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BDE	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B73DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.216 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82e9',
    500: '#994bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bde;
$custom-light: #bc82e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.837,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58047,
    "c": 0.21576,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BDE

secondary

#C1E0A5

accent

#EC3C8F

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BDE

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

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