#994BE5#994BE5

#994BE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.223 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BE5
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 229)
HSL	hsl(270, 75%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, 60.18, -65.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 88.99, 312.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% 0.1226 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.223 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.7925, 17.4616, 75.9144)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BE5 #97E54B

analogous

#4C4BE5 #994BE5 #E54BE4

triadic

#994BE5 #E5994B #4BE599

tetradic

#994BE5 #E54C4B #97E54B #4BE4E5

square

#994BE5 #E54C4B #97E54B #4BE4E5

split-complementary

#994BE5 #E4E54B #4BE54C

monochromatic

#5C179F #7B1FD4 #994BE5 #B780ED #D6B6F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#994BE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#994BE5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BE5

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BE5	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994be5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.223 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc83ee',
    500: '#994be5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994be5;
$custom-light: #bc83ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994be5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.39,
    "s": 74.757,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5854,
    "c": 0.22308,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BE5

secondary

#C6E4A8

accent

#F13693

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BE5

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

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