#994EE5#994EE5

#994EE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.219 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EE5
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 229)
HSL	hsl(270, 74%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, 58.76, -64.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 87.42, 312.23°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.1195 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.219 303)
XYZ	xyz(30.0008, 17.8782, 75.9839)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EE5 #9AE54E

analogous

#4E4FE5 #994EE5 #E44EE5

triadic

#994EE5 #E5994E #4EE599

tetradic

#994EE5 #E54E4F #9AE54E #4EE5E4

square

#994EE5 #E54E4F #9AE54E #4EE5E4

split-complementary

#994EE5 #E5E44E #4FE54E

monochromatic

#5C18A1 #7A1FD6 #994EE5 #B883ED #D7B9F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#994EE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#994EE5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994EE5

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994EE5	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D75E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A7093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ee5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.219 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc84ee',
    500: '#994ee5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ee5;
$custom-light: #bc84ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ee5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.801,
    "s": 74.384,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58907,
    "c": 0.21933,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.17878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EE5

secondary

#C8E4AA

accent

#D70F73

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EE5

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

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