#994EB4#994EB4

#994EB4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.167 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EB4
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(284, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 47.78, -41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 63.21, 319.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.1208 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.167 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0982, 15.5172, 44.8969)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EB4 #69B44E

analogous

#664EB4 #994EB4 #B44E9C

triadic

#994EB4 #B4994E #4EB499

tetradic

#994EB4 #B4664E #69B44E #4E9CB4

square

#994EB4 #B4664E #69B44E #4E9CB4

split-complementary

#994EB4 #9CB44E #4EB466

monochromatic

#51285F #753B8A #994EB4 #B279C6 #CBA4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#994EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#994EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EB4

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EB4	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3569B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.167 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b983cb',
    500: '#994eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994eb4;
$custom-light: #b983cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.118,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55758,
    "c": 0.16719,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EB4

secondary

#A4C698

accent

#D05777

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EB4

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

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