#994EB9#994EB9

#994EB9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.172 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EB9
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 185)
HSL	hsl(282, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(282, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 57.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 48.84, -43.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 65.65, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1211 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.172 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6168, 15.7246, 47.6279)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EB9 #6EB94E

analogous

#644EB9 #994EB9 #B94EA4

triadic

#994EB9 #B9994E #4EB999

tetradic

#994EB9 #B9644E #6EB94E #4EA4B9

square

#994EB9 #B9644E #6EB94E #4EA4B9

split-complementary

#994EB9 #A4B94E #4EB964

monochromatic

#532865 #763991 #994EB9 #B27ACA #CCA6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#994EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#994EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EB9

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EB9	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.172 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83ce',
    500: '#994eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994eb9;
$custom-light: #ba83ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.056,
    "s": 43.32,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56049,
    "c": 0.17244,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EB9

secondary

#A8C99A

accent

#D3557B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EB9

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

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