#994DBB#994DBB

#994DBB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.176 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DBB
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 58.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 49.77, -45.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 67.20, 317.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1225 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.176 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7589, 15.6686, 48.7242)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DBB #6FBB4D

analogous

#624DBB #994DBB #BB4DA6

triadic

#994DBB #BB994D #4DBB99

tetradic

#994DBB #BB624D #6FBB4D #4DA6BB

square

#994DBB #BB624D #6FBB4D #4DA6BB

split-complementary

#994DBB #A6BB4D #4DBB62

monochromatic

#532766 #773893 #994DBB #B279CC #CCA6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#994DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#994DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DBB

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DBB	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A70B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.176 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d0',
    500: '#994dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994dbb;
$custom-light: #ba83d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.455,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56032,
    "c": 0.17608,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DBB

secondary

#A9CA9A

accent

#D4537B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DBB

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

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