#994DE5#994DE5

#994DE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.221 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994DE5
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 229)
HSL	hsl(270, 75%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 66.4%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 59.24, -65.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 87.95, 312.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.78% 0.1205 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(58.78% 0.221 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9303, 17.7372, 75.9604)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994DE5 #99E54D

analogous

#4D4DE5 #994DE5 #E54DE5

triadic

#994DE5 #E5994D #4DE599

tetradic

#994DE5 #E54D4D #99E54D #4DE5E5

square

#994DE5 #E54D4D #99E54D #4DE5E5

split-complementary

#994DE5 #E5E54D #4DE54D

monochromatic

#5C17A0 #7A1FD6 #994DE5 #B882ED #D6B8F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#994DE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#994DE5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994DE5

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994DE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994DE5	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0775E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994de5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.221 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc84ee',
    500: '#994de5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994de5;
$custom-light: #bc84ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994de5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 74.51,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58783,
    "c": 0.22059,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994DE5

secondary

#C7E4AA

accent

#F13794

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994DE5

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

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