#994CA9#994CA9

#994CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CA9
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 169)
HSL	hsl(290, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 55%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 55%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 46.52, -36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 59.10, 321.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1227 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.159 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8819, 14.8067, 39.1811)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CA9 #5CA94C

analogous

#6A4CA9 #994CA9 #A94C8A

triadic

#994CA9 #A9994C #4CA999

tetradic

#994CA9 #A96A4C #5CA94C #4C8AA9

square

#994CA9 #A96A4C #5CA94C #4C8AA9

split-complementary

#994CA9 #8AA94C #4CA96A

monochromatic

#4D2655 #73397F #994CA9 #B272C0 #C99DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#994CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#994CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CA9

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CA9	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B66AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b982c3',
    500: '#994ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ca9;
$custom-light: #b982c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.677,
    "s": 37.959,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54859,
    "c": 0.15901,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CA9

secondary

#99BF91

accent

#CE5A6E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CA9

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

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