#994CB3#994CB3

#994CB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.169 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CB3
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 179)
HSL	hsl(285, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 58%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 48.58, -41.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 63.88, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1234 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.169 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8568, 15.1967, 44.3157)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CB3 #66B34C

analogous

#654CB3 #994CB3 #B34C9A

triadic

#994CB3 #B3994C #4CB399

tetradic

#994CB3 #B3654C #66B34C #4C9AB3

square

#994CB3 #B3654C #66B34C #4C9AB3

split-complementary

#994CB3 #9AB34C #4CB365

monochromatic

#50285D #743A88 #994CB3 #B177C5 #CAA2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#994CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#994CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CB3

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CB3	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3268B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.169 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82ca',
    500: '#994cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cb3;
$custom-light: #ba82ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.854,
    "s": 40.392,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55424,
    "c": 0.16926,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CB3

secondary

#A2C496

accent

#D05876

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CB3

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

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