#994CC9#994CC9

#994CC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.192 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CC9
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 201)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 62%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 53.32, -52.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 74.65, 315.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1237 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.192 310)
XYZ	xyz(26.2619, 16.1587, 56.9825)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CC9 #7CC94C

analogous

#5B4CC9 #994CC9 #C94CBB

triadic

#994CC9 #C9994C #4CC999

tetradic

#994CC9 #C95B4C #7CC94C #4CBBC9

square

#994CC9 #C95B4C #7CC94C #4CBBC9

split-complementary

#994CC9 #BBC94C #4CC95B

monochromatic

#572477 #7932A6 #994CC9 #B47BD7 #CFAAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#994CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#994CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CC9

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CC9	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D71C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.192 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb82da',
    500: '#994cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cc9;
$custom-light: #bb82da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.96,
    "s": 53.648,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56767,
    "c": 0.1923,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.16158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CC9

secondary

#B2D39E

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CC9

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

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