#994ED5#994ED5

#994ED5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.202 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994ED5
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 213)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 63%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 55.05, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 79.49, 313.83°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.1208 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.202 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.8690, 17.0255, 64.7560)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994ED5 #8AD54E

analogous

#554ED5 #994ED5 #D54ECE

triadic

#994ED5 #D5994E #4ED599

tetradic

#994ED5 #D5554E #8AD54E #4ECED5

square

#994ED5 #D5554E #8AD54E #4ECED5

split-complementary

#994ED5 #CED54E #4ED555

monochromatic

#5A2088 #7B2CBA #994ED5 #B67FE1 #D2B1EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#994ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#994ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994ED5

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994ED5	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3173D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.202 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb84e3',
    500: '#994ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ed5;
$custom-light: #bb84e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 61.644,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57811,
    "c": 0.20227,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994ED5

secondary

#BCDBA4

accent

#E5438B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994ED5

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

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