#994CD5#994CD5

#994CD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.205 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CD5
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 213)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 64.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 56.02, -57.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 80.58, 314.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% 0.1231 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.205 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7290, 16.7456, 64.7093)
Luminance	0.1674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CD5 #88D54C

analogous

#554CD5 #994CD5 #D54CCC

triadic

#994CD5 #D5994C #4CD599

tetradic

#994CD5 #D5554C #88D54C #4CCCD5

square

#994CD5 #D5554C #88D54C #4CCCD5

split-complementary

#994CD5 #CCD54C #4CD555

monochromatic

#5A2087 #7B2BB9 #994CD5 #B57EE1 #D1AFEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#994CD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#994CD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CD5

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CD5	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E72D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F698A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.205 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb83e3',
    500: '#994cd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cd5;
$custom-light: #bb83e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.723,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57555,
    "c": 0.20497,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CD5

secondary

#BBDAA2

accent

#E5438A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CD5

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

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