#994DC4#994DC4

#994DC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.186 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DC4
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 196)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 61%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, 51.73, -49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 71.63, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1226 -0.1393)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.186 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7527, 16.0662, 53.9583)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DC4 #78C44D

analogous

#5D4DC4 #994DC4 #C44DB4

triadic

#994DC4 #C4994D #4DC499

tetradic

#994DC4 #C45D4D #78C44D #4DB4C4

square

#994DC4 #C45D4D #78C44D #4DB4C4

split-complementary

#994DC4 #B4C44D #4DC45D

monochromatic

#562571 #79359F #994DC4 #B37BD3 #CEA9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#994DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#994DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DC4

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DC4	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F6CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4271C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.186 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d6',
    500: '#994dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994dc4;
$custom-light: #ba83d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.319,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56583,
    "c": 0.18558,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DC4

secondary

#AFD09D

accent

#DA4E81

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DC4

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

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