#994CC4#994CC4

#994CC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.187 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CC4
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 196)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 61.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 52.22, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 72.18, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1238 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.187 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6833, 15.9273, 53.9352)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CC4 #77C44C

analogous

#5D4CC4 #994CC4 #C44CB3

triadic

#994CC4 #C4994C #4CC499

tetradic

#994CC4 #C45D4C #77C44C #4CB3C4

square

#994CC4 #C45D4C #77C44C #4CB3C4

split-complementary

#994CC4 #B3C44C #4CC45D

monochromatic

#552571 #78349F #994CC4 #B37AD3 #CDA8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#994CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#994CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CC4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CC4	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C6BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4171C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.187 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d6',
    500: '#994cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cc4;
$custom-light: #ba82d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.5,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5645,
    "c": 0.18703,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CC4

secondary

#AFD09C

accent

#DA4E80

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CC4

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

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