#994EA1#994EA1

#994EA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.148 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EA1
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(294, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 52%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 43.90, -31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 54.17, 324.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1189 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.148 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2937, 14.7954, 35.3928)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EA1 #56A14E

analogous

#704EA1 #994EA1 #A14E80

triadic

#994EA1 #A1994E #4EA199

tetradic

#994EA1 #A1704E #56A14E #4E80A1

square

#994EA1 #A1704E #56A14E #4E80A1

split-complementary

#994EA1 #80A14E #4EA170

monochromatic

#4B264F #723A78 #994EA1 #B472BB #CA9BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#994EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#994EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EA1

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EA1	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4366A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.148 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983bd',
    500: '#994ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ea1;
$custom-light: #b983bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.217,
    "s": 34.728,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54716,
    "c": 0.14769,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EA1

secondary

#94BB90

accent

#CB5D68

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF6

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EA1

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

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