#994EAA#994EAA

#994EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EAA
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 170)
HSL	hsl(289, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 45.70, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 58.40, 321.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.12 -0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.157 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1161, 15.1243, 39.7241)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EAA #5FAA4E

analogous

#6B4EAA #994EAA #AA4E8D

triadic

#994EAA #AA994E #4EAA99

tetradic

#994EAA #AA6B4E #5FAA4E #4E8DAA

square

#994EAA #AA6B4E #5FAA4E #4E8DAA

split-complementary

#994EAA #8DAA4E #4EAA6B

monochromatic

#4D2856 #733B80 #994EAA #B275C0 #CA9FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#994EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#994EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EAA

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EAA	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D67AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 319.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.913,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55196,
    "c": 0.1568,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EAA

secondary

#9CC094

accent

#CD5B70

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EAA

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

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