#994EBB#994EBB

#994EBB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.175 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EBB
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 58.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 49.27, -44.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 66.63, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.1212 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.175 314)
XYZ	xyz(24.8294, 15.8097, 48.7477)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EBB #70BB4E

analogous

#624EBB #994EBB #BB4EA7

triadic

#994EBB #BB994E #4EBB99

tetradic

#994EBB #BB624E #70BB4E #4EA7BB

square

#994EBB #BB624E #70BB4E #4EA7BB

split-complementary

#994EBB #A7BB4E #4EBB62

monochromatic

#532867 #773993 #994EBB #B27ACC #CCA6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#994EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#994EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EBB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EBB	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.175 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d0',
    500: '#994ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ebb;
$custom-light: #ba83d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.284,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56168,
    "c": 0.17456,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.15809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EBB

secondary

#A9CA9B

accent

#D4547C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EBB

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

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