#994CD9#994CD9

#994CD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.209 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994CD9
RGB	rgb(153, 76, 217)
HSL	hsl(273, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 65%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 56.93, -59.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 82.55, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% 0.1228 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.209 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.2430, 16.9512, 67.4162)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994CD9 #8CD94C

analogous

#534CD9 #994CD9 #D94CD2

triadic

#994CD9 #D9994C #4CD999

tetradic

#994CD9 #D9534C #8CD94C #4CD2D9

square

#994CD9 #D9534C #8CD94C #4CD2D9

split-complementary

#994CD9 #D2D94C #4CD953

monochromatic

#5A1E8D #7B29BF #994CD9 #B67EE4 #D3B1EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#994CD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#994CD9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994CD9

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994CD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994CD9	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2873D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6A8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994cd9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 76, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.209 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb83e5',
    500: '#994cd9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994cd9;
$custom-light: #bb83e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994cd9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.766,
    "s": 64.977,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57826,
    "c": 0.2092,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994CD9

secondary

#BEDDA4

accent

#E8408C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFC

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994CD9

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

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