#994DB9#994DB9

#994DB9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.174 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DB9
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 185)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 49.34, -44.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 66.22, 318.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1224 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.174 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5463, 15.5836, 47.6044)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DB9 #6DB94D

analogous

#634DB9 #994DB9 #B94DA3

triadic

#994DB9 #B9994D #4DB999

tetradic

#994DB9 #B9634D #6DB94D #4DA3B9

square

#994DB9 #B9634D #6DB94D #4DA3B9

split-complementary

#994DB9 #A3B94D #4DB963

monochromatic

#522764 #763990 #994DB9 #B279CA #CBA5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#994DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#994DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DB9

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DB9	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B70B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.174 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83ce',
    500: '#994db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994db9;
$custom-light: #ba83ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55912,
    "c": 0.17398,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DB9

secondary

#A7C999

accent

#D3557A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DB9

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

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