#994CC8#994CC8

#994CC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.191 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CC8
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 200)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 62%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 62%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 53.10, -51.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 74.15, 315.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% 0.1237 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.191 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1447, 16.1119, 56.3650)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CC8 #7BC84C

analogous

#5B4CC8 #994CC8 #C84CB9

triadic

#994CC8 #C8994C #4CC899

tetradic

#994CC8 #C85B4C #7BC84C #4CB9C8

square

#994CC8 #C85B4C #7BC84C #4CB9C8

split-complementary

#994CC8 #B9C84C #4CC85B

monochromatic

#572475 #7932A4 #994CC8 #B47BD6 #CEAAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#994CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#994CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CC8

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CC8	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126CCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E71C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.191 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82d9',
    500: '#994cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cc8;
$custom-light: #ba82d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.258,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56703,
    "c": 0.19125,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CC8

secondary

#B2D29E

accent

#DC4B82

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CC8

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

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