#994EAE#994EAE

#994EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.161 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EAE
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(287, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 46.52, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 60.31, 320.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1204 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.161 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5002, 15.2780, 41.7472)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EAE #63AE4E

analogous

#694EAE #994EAE #AE4E93

triadic

#994EAE #AE994E #4EAE99

tetradic

#994EAE #AE694E #63AE4E #4E93AE

square

#994EAE #AE694E #63AE4E #4E93AE

split-complementary

#994EAE #93AE4E #4EAE69

monochromatic

#4F2859 #743B84 #994EAE #B277C2 #CAA1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#994EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#994EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EAE

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EAE	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A68B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.161 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983c6',
    500: '#994eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994eae;
$custom-light: #b983c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55417,
    "c": 0.16093,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EAE

secondary

#9FC296

accent

#CE5A73

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EAE

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

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