#994EA8#994EA8

#994EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.155 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EA8
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 168)
HSL	hsl(290, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.9%, 53.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 45.30, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 57.45, 322.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1198 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.155 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9283, 15.0492, 38.7352)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EA8 #5DA84E

analogous

#6C4EA8 #994EA8 #A84E8A

triadic

#994EA8 #A8994E #4EA899

tetradic

#994EA8 #A86C4E #5DA84E #4E8AA8

square

#994EA8 #A86C4E #5DA84E #4E8AA8

split-complementary

#994EA8 #8AA84E #4EA86C

monochromatic

#4D2754 #733B7E #994EA8 #B275BF #C99ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#994EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#994EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EA8

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EA8	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E67AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.155 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983c2',
    500: '#994ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ea8;
$custom-light: #b983c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 36.585,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55087,
    "c": 0.15475,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EA8

secondary

#9ABF93

accent

#CD5B6E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EA8

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

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