#994EDE#994EDE

#994EDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.212 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EDE
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 222)
HSL	hsl(271, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.88, 57.13, -61.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.88, 83.96, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.42% 0.1202 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(58.42% 0.212 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.0431, 17.4951, 70.9399)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EDE #93DE4E

analogous

#514EDE #994EDE #DE4EDB

triadic

#994EDE #DE994E #4EDE99

tetradic

#994EDE #DE514E #93DE4E #4EDBDE

square

#994EDE #DE514E #93DE4E #4EDBDE

split-complementary

#994EDE #DBDE4E #4EDE51

monochromatic

#5B1C96 #7B26C9 #994EDE #B782E8 #D4B5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#994EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#994EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EDE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EDE	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2274DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.212 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc84e9',
    500: '#994ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ede;
$custom-light: #bc84e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.25,
    "s": 68.571,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5842,
    "c": 0.21188,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EDE

secondary

#C3E0A8

accent

#EB3C90

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EDE

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

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