#994CBB#994CBB

#994CBB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.178 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CBB
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 187)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(282, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 59.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 50.27, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 67.77, 317.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1237 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.178 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6895, 15.5298, 48.7010)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CBB #6EBB4C

analogous

#624CBB #994CBB #BB4CA5

triadic

#994CBB #BB994C #4CBB99

tetradic

#994CBB #BB624C #6EBB4C #4CA5BB

square

#994CBB #BB624C #6EBB4C #4CA5BB

split-complementary

#994CBB #A5BB4C #4CBB62

monochromatic

#532766 #763892 #994CBB #B278CC #CCA5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#994CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#994CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CBB

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CBB	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A69BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4970B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.178 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d0',
    500: '#994cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cbb;
$custom-light: #ba82d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.622,
    "s": 44.939,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55897,
    "c": 0.17758,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CBB

secondary

#A8CA99

accent

#D5537B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CBB

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

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