#994EA4#994EA4

#994EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.151 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EA4
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 164)
HSL	hsl(292, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 44.50, -33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 55.57, 323.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1193 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.151 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5614, 14.9024, 36.8028)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EA4 #59A44E

analogous

#6E4EA4 #994EA4 #A44E84

triadic

#994EA4 #A4994E #4EA499

tetradic

#994EA4 #A46E4E #59A44E #4E84A4

square

#994EA4 #A46E4E #59A44E #4E84A4

split-complementary

#994EA4 #84A44E #4EA46E

monochromatic

#4C2751 #723A7B #994EA4 #B373BC #C99CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#994EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#994EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EA4

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EA4	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4166A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.151 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983bf',
    500: '#994ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ea4;
$custom-light: #b983bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.326,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54873,
    "c": 0.15069,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EA4

secondary

#97BD91

accent

#CC5C6A

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EA4

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

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