#994EA5#994EA5

#994EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.152 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EA5
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(292, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(292, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 44.70, -33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 56.04, 322.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1195 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.152 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6521, 14.9387, 37.2803)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EA5 #5AA54E

analogous

#6D4EA5 #994EA5 #A54E85

triadic

#994EA5 #A5994E #4EA599

tetradic

#994EA5 #A56D4E #5AA54E #4E85A5

square

#994EA5 #A56D4E #5AA54E #4E85A5

split-complementary

#994EA5 #85A54E #4EA56D

monochromatic

#4C2752 #723A7B #994EA5 #B373BD #C99DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#994EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#994EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EA5

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EA5	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.152 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983c0',
    500: '#994ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ea5;
$custom-light: #b983c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.724,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54926,
    "c": 0.15171,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EA5

secondary

#98BD91

accent

#CC5C6B

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EA5

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

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