#994CB5#994CB5

#994CB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.171 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CB5
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 58%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 58%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 49.00, -42.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 64.85, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1235 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.171 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0605, 15.2782, 45.3887)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CB5 #68B54C

analogous

#644CB5 #994CB5 #B54C9C

triadic

#994CB5 #B5994C #4CB599

tetradic

#994CB5 #B5644C #68B54C #4C9CB5

square

#994CB5 #B5644C #68B54C #4C9CB5

split-complementary

#994CB5 #9CB54C #4CB564

monochromatic

#50275F #75398B #994CB5 #B277C7 #CAA3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#994CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#994CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CB5

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CB5	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3068B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.171 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82cc',
    500: '#994cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cb5;
$custom-light: #ba82cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 41.502,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5554,
    "c": 0.17133,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CB5

secondary

#A3C697

accent

#D15677

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CB5

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

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