#994EBA#994EBA

#994EBA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.173 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EBA
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 186)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(282, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 49.05, -44.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 66.14, 317.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1211 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.174 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7227, 15.7670, 48.1859)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EBA #6FBA4E

analogous

#634EBA #994EBA #BA4EA5

triadic

#994EBA #BA994E #4EBA99

tetradic

#994EBA #BA634E #6FBA4E #4EA5BA

square

#994EBA #BA634E #6FBA4E #4EA5BA

split-complementary

#994EBA #A5BA4E #4EBA63

monochromatic

#532866 #773992 #994EBA #B27ACB #CCA6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#994EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#994EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EBA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EBA	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B71B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.173 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83cf',
    500: '#994eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994eba;
$custom-light: #ba83cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.667,
    "s": 43.902,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56109,
    "c": 0.1735,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EBA

secondary

#A9CA9A

accent

#D4547B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EBA

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

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