#994BE3#994BE3

#994BE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.221 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BE3
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 227)
HSL	hsl(271, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 67%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 59.71, -64.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 88.01, 312.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% 0.1229 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.221 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.5149, 17.3506, 74.4522)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BE3 #95E34B

analogous

#4D4BE3 #994BE3 #E34BE1

triadic

#994BE3 #E3994B #4BE399

tetradic

#994BE3 #E34D4B #95E34B #4BE1E3

square

#994BE3 #E34D4B #95E34B #4BE1E3

split-complementary

#994BE3 #E1E34B #4BE34D

monochromatic

#5C189B #7B20D0 #994BE3 #B780EB #D5B5F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#994BE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#994BE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BE3

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BE3	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0873E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994be3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.221 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82ed',
    500: '#994be3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994be3;
$custom-light: #bc82ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994be3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.789,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58398,
    "c": 0.22099,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BE3

secondary

#C4E3A7

accent

#F03891

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BE3

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

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