#994EBC#994EBC

#994EBC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.176 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EBC
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 58.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 49.48, -45.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 67.12, 317.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1212 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.176 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9368, 15.8526, 49.3135)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EBC #71BC4E

analogous

#624EBC #994EBC #BC4EA8

triadic

#994EBC #BC994E #4EBC99

tetradic

#994EBC #BC624E #71BC4E #4EA8BC

square

#994EBC #BC624E #71BC4E #4EA8BC

split-complementary

#994EBC #A8BC4E #4EBC62

monochromatic

#542768 #773895 #994EBC #B37ACD #CCA7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#994EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#994EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EBC

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EBC	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.176 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d1',
    500: '#994ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ebc;
$custom-light: #ba83d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 45.082,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56228,
    "c": 0.17562,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EBC

secondary

#AACB9B

accent

#D5537C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EBC

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

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