#994ED6#994ED6

#994ED6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.203 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994ED6
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 214)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 55.28, -57.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 79.99, 313.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% 0.1208 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.203 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.9963, 17.0764, 65.4265)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994ED6 #8BD64E

analogous

#554ED6 #994ED6 #D64ECF

triadic

#994ED6 #D6994E #4ED699

tetradic

#994ED6 #D6554E #8BD64E #4ECFD6

square

#994ED6 #D6554E #8BD64E #4ECFD6

split-complementary

#994ED6 #CFD64E #4ED655

monochromatic

#5A208A #7B2BBB #994ED6 #B680E2 #D2B1ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#994ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#994ED6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994ED6

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994ED6	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3073D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.203 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb84e3',
    500: '#994ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ed6;
$custom-light: #bb84e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.088,
    "s": 62.385,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57878,
    "c": 0.20334,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994ED6

secondary

#BDDBA4

accent

#E5428C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994ED6

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

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