#994ECD#994ECD

#994ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.194 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994ECD
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(275, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 53.24, -53.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 75.52, 314.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.1212 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.194 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.8785, 16.6293, 59.5396)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994ECD #82CD4E

analogous

#594ECD #994ECD #CD4EC1

triadic

#994ECD #CD994E #4ECD99

tetradic

#994ECD #CD594E #82CD4E #4EC1CD

square

#994ECD #CD594E #82CD4E #4EC1CD

split-complementary

#994ECD #C1CD4E #4ECD59

monochromatic

#58237D #7A31AD #994ECD #B47EDA #D0ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#994ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#994ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994ECD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994ECD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C6ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.194 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb84dd',
    500: '#994ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ecd;
$custom-light: #bb84dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.433,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57287,
    "c": 0.19372,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994ECD

secondary

#B7D6A1

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994ECD

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

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