#994EBD#994EBD

#994EBD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.177 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EBD
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 49.70, -45.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 67.61, 317.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1212 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.177 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0450, 15.8959, 49.8831)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EBD #72BD4E

analogous

#624EBD #994EBD #BD4EA9

triadic

#994EBD #BD994E #4EBD99

tetradic

#994EBD #BD624E #72BD4E #4EA9BD

square

#994EBD #BD624E #72BD4E #4EA9BD

split-complementary

#994EBD #A9BD4E #4EBD62

monochromatic

#542769 #773896 #994EBD #B37BCE #CCA7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#994EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#994EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EBD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EBD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.177 313.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56288,
    "c": 0.17668,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EBD

secondary

#ABCC9B

accent

#D5527D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EBD

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

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