#994DB5#994DB5

#994DB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.170 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DB5
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 48.49, -42.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 64.28, 318.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.1222 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.17 316)
XYZ	xyz(24.1300, 15.4171, 45.4118)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DB5 #69B54D

analogous

#654DB5 #994DB5 #B54D9D

triadic

#994DB5 #B5994D #4DB599

tetradic

#994DB5 #B5654D #69B54D #4D9DB5

square

#994DB5 #B5654D #69B54D #4D9DB5

split-complementary

#994DB5 #9DB54D #4DB565

monochromatic

#512860 #753A8B #994DB5 #B278C7 #CBA3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#994DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#994DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DB5

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DB5	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3269B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.170 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82cc',
    500: '#994db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994db5;
$custom-light: #ba82cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55677,
    "c": 0.16979,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.15416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DB5

secondary

#A4C698

accent

#D15778

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DB5

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

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