#994DB7#994DB7

#994DB7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.172 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DB7
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 183)
HSL	hsl(283, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 57.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 48.92, -43.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 65.25, 318.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1223 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.172 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3366, 15.4997, 46.5003)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DB7 #6BB74D

analogous

#644DB7 #994DB7 #B74DA0

triadic

#994DB7 #B7994D #4DB799

tetradic

#994DB7 #B7644D #6BB74D #4DA0B7

square

#994DB7 #B7644D #6BB74D #4DA0B7

split-complementary

#994DB7 #A0B74D #4DB764

monochromatic

#512862 #76398E #994DB7 #B279C9 #CBA4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#994DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#994DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DB7

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DB7	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3069BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.172 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba82cd',
    500: '#994db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994db7;
$custom-light: #ba82cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55794,
    "c": 0.17188,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DB7

secondary

#A6C798

accent

#D25679

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DB7

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

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