#994CBD#994CBD

#994CBD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.180 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CBD
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 59.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 50.70, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 68.75, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1238 -0.1302)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.18 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.9051, 15.6160, 49.8365)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CBD #70BD4C

analogous

#614CBD #994CBD #BD4CA8

triadic

#994CBD #BD994C #4CBD99

tetradic

#994CBD #BD614C #70BD4C #4CA8BD

square

#994CBD #BD614C #70BD4C #4CA8BD

split-complementary

#994CBD #A8BD4C #4CBD61

monochromatic

#532668 #773795 #994CBD #B279CD #CCA5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#994CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#994CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CBD

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CBD	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4770BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.180 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d1',
    500: '#994cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cbd;
$custom-light: #ba82d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.885,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56018,
    "c": 0.17968,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CBD

secondary

#A9CB9A

accent

#D6527C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CBD

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

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