#994EC6#994EC6

#994EC6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.186 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EC6
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 198)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 61%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 60.6%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 51.67, -50.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 72.05, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% 0.1213 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.186 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.0524, 16.2988, 55.1887)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EC6 #7BC64E

analogous

#5D4EC6 #994EC6 #C64EB7

triadic

#994EC6 #C6994E #4EC699

tetradic

#994EC6 #C65D4E #7BC64E #4EB7C6

square

#994EC6 #C65D4E #7BC64E #4EB7C6

split-complementary

#994EC6 #B7C64E #4EC65D

monochromatic

#572574 #7934A2 #994EC6 #B47CD5 #CEABE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#994EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#994EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EC6

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EC6	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E6DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4272C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.186 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba83d8',
    500: '#994ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ec6;
$custom-light: #ba83d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 51.282,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56841,
    "c": 0.18625,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EC6

secondary

#B2D19E

accent

#DB4D82

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EC6

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

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