#994ED4#994ED4

#994ED4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.201 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994ED4
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 212)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 63%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 54.82, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 78.99, 313.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.1209 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.201 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7424, 16.9749, 64.0896)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994ED4 #89D44E

analogous

#564ED4 #994ED4 #D44ECC

triadic

#994ED4 #D4994E #4ED499

tetradic

#994ED4 #D4564E #89D44E #4ECCD4

square

#994ED4 #D4564E #89D44E #4ECCD4

split-complementary

#994ED4 #CCD44E #4ED456

monochromatic

#5A2187 #7B2DB8 #994ED4 #B57FE0 #D2B0EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#994ED4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#994ED4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994ED4

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994ED4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994ED4	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3273D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ed4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.201 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb84e2',
    500: '#994ed4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ed4;
$custom-light: #bb84e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ed4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.582,
    "s": 60.909,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57745,
    "c": 0.2012,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994ED4

secondary

#BCDAA4

accent

#E4448A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #994ED4

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

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