#994EB5#994EB5

#994EB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.168 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EB5
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 47.99, -41.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 63.70, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1209 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.168 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2005, 15.5581, 45.4353)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EB5 #6AB54E

analogous

#654EB5 #994EB5 #B54E9E

triadic

#994EB5 #B5994E #4EB599

tetradic

#994EB5 #B5654E #6AB54E #4E9EB5

square

#994EB5 #B5654E #6AB54E #4E9EB5

split-complementary

#994EB5 #9EB54E #4EB565

monochromatic

#512860 #753A8B #994EB5 #B279C7 #CBA4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#994EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#994EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EB5

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EB5	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3469B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.168 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83cb',
    500: '#994eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994eb5;
$custom-light: #ba83cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.689,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55815,
    "c": 0.16824,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EB5

secondary

#A5C699

accent

#D15778

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EB5

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

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