#994EDB#994EDB

#994EDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.209 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EDB
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 219)
HSL	hsl(272, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 56.43, -60.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 82.47, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1204 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.209 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6446, 17.3357, 68.8412)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EDB #90DB4E

analogous

#524EDB #994EDB #DB4ED6

triadic

#994EDB #DB994E #4EDB99

tetradic

#994EDB #DB524E #90DB4E #4ED6DB

square

#994EDB #DB524E #90DB4E #4ED6DB

split-complementary

#994EDB #D6DB4E #4EDB52

monochromatic

#5B1E91 #7B28C4 #994EDB #B681E5 #D4B4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#994EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#994EDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EDB

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EDB	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2874D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.209 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc84e7',
    500: '#994edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994edb;
$custom-light: #bc84e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58215,
    "c": 0.20868,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EDB

secondary

#C1DEA6

accent

#E93F8E

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFC

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EDB

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

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