#994BE1#994BE1

#994BE1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.219 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BE1
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 225)
HSL	hsl(271, 71%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 66.7%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 59.25, -63.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 87.02, 312.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.1231 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.219 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.2405, 17.2408, 73.0069)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BE1 #93E14B

analogous

#4E4BE1 #994BE1 #E14BDE

triadic

#994BE1 #E1994B #4BE199

tetradic

#994BE1 #E14E4B #93E14B #4BDEE1

square

#994BE1 #E14E4B #93E14B #4BDEE1

split-complementary

#994BE1 #DEE14B #4BE14E

monochromatic

#5B1998 #7B22CD #994BE1 #B77FEA #D4B4F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#994BE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#994BE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BE1

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BE1	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1273DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994be1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.219 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82eb',
    500: '#994be1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994be1;
$custom-light: #bc82eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994be1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.2,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58257,
    "c": 0.2189,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BE1

secondary

#C3E1A6

accent

#EE3A90

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BE1

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

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