#994EC2#994EC2

#994EC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.182 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EC2
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 60%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 59.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 50.79, -48.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 70.07, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1213 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.182 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5971, 16.1167, 52.7909)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EC2 #77C24E

analogous

#5F4EC2 #994EC2 #C24EB1

triadic

#994EC2 #C2994E #4EC299

tetradic

#994EC2 #C25F4E #77C24E #4EB1C2

square

#994EC2 #C25F4E #77C24E #4EB1C2

split-complementary

#994EC2 #B1C24E #4EC25F

monochromatic

#55266F #78369D #994EC2 #B37CD2 #CDA9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#994EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#994EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EC2

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EC2	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.182 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d5',
    500: '#994ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ec2;
$custom-light: #ba83d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.793,
    "s": 48.739,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56593,
    "c": 0.18199,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EC2

secondary

#AFCF9D

accent

#D85080

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EC2

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

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