#994CC3#994CC3

#994CC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.186 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CC3
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 61%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 52.00, -49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 71.69, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% 0.1238 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.186 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5699, 15.8819, 53.3377)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CC3 #76C34C

analogous

#5D4CC3 #994CC3 #C34CB1

triadic

#994CC3 #C3994C #4CC399

tetradic

#994CC3 #C35D4C #76C34C #4CB1C3

square

#994CC3 #C35D4C #76C34C #4CB1C3

split-complementary

#994CC3 #B1C34C #4CC35D

monochromatic

#55256F #78359D #994CC3 #B37AD2 #CDA8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#994CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#994CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CC3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CC3	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E6BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4271C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.186 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d6',
    500: '#994cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cc3;
$custom-light: #ba82d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56388,
    "c": 0.18598,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CC3

secondary

#AECF9C

accent

#D94E7F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CC3

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

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