#994EBE#994EBE

#994EBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.178 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EBE
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 49.92, -46.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 68.10, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1213 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.178 313)
XYZ	xyz(25.1539, 15.9395, 50.4568)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EBE #73BE4E

analogous

#614EBE #994EBE #BE4EAB

triadic

#994EBE #BE994E #4EBE99

tetradic

#994EBE #BE614E #73BE4E #4EABBE

square

#994EBE #BE614E #73BE4E #4EABBE

split-complementary

#994EBE #ABBE4E #4EBE61

monochromatic

#54276A #783897 #994EBE #B37BCE #CDA8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#994EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#994EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EBE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EBE	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.178 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d2',
    500: '#994ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ebe;
$custom-light: #ba83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.179,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56348,
    "c": 0.17773,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.15939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EBE

secondary

#ACCC9C

accent

#D6527D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EBE

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

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