#994BE4#994BE4

#994BE4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.222 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BE4
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 228)
HSL	hsl(271, 74%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 59.95, -65.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 88.50, 312.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.47% 0.1227 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(58.47% 0.222 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.6533, 17.4059, 75.1812)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BE4 #96E44B

analogous

#4D4BE4 #994BE4 #E44BE3

triadic

#994BE4 #E4994B #4BE499

tetradic

#994BE4 #E44D4B #96E44B #4BE3E4

square

#994BE4 #E44D4B #96E44B #4BE3E4

split-complementary

#994BE4 #E3E44B #4BE44D

monochromatic

#5C189D #7B20D2 #994BE4 #B780EC #D5B5F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#994BE4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#994BE4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BE4

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BE4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BE4	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0274E1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994be4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.222 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc83ed',
    500: '#994be4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994be4;
$custom-light: #bc83ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994be4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.588,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58469,
    "c": 0.22203,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BE4

secondary

#C5E3A8

accent

#F13792

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BE4

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

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