#994EA9#994EA9

#994EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EA9
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 169)
HSL	hsl(289, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 45.50, -35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 57.92, 321.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1199 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.156 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0218, 15.0866, 39.2278)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EA9 #5EA94E

analogous

#6B4EA9 #994EA9 #A94E8B

triadic

#994EA9 #A9994E #4EA999

tetradic

#994EA9 #A96B4E #5EA94E #4E8BA9

square

#994EA9 #A96B4E #5EA94E #4E8BA9

split-complementary

#994EA9 #8BA94E #4EA96B

monochromatic

#4D2755 #733B7F #994EA9 #B275BF #C99FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#994EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#994EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EA9

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EA9	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E67AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983c3',
    500: '#994ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ea9;
$custom-light: #b983c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.451,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55141,
    "c": 0.15578,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EA9

secondary

#9BBF93

accent

#CD5B6F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EA9

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

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