#995BB5#995BB5

#995BB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.147 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995BB5
RGB	rgb(153, 91, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 41.13, -37.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 55.83, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(57.74% 0.103 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(57.74% 0.147 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2171, 17.5913, 45.7742)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995BB5 #77B55B

analogous

#6C5BB5 #995BB5 #B55BA4

triadic

#995BB5 #B5995B #5BB599

tetradic

#995BB5 #B56C5B #77B55B #5BA4B5

square

#995BB5 #B56C5B #77B55B #5BA4B5

split-complementary

#995BB5 #A4B55B #5BB56C

monochromatic

#552F67 #784291 #995BB5 #B385C8 #CDAFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#995BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#995BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995BB5

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995BB5	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4871B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A76B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 91, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.147 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98bcb',
    500: '#995bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995bb5;
$custom-light: #b98bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57737,
    "c": 0.14713,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995BB5

secondary

#AFC9A3

accent

#CE5A7E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995BB5

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

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