#995BBB#995BBB

#995BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.154 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995BBB
RGB	rgb(153, 91, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 42.45, -40.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 58.85, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.1037 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.154 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8460, 17.8429, 49.0866)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995BBB #7DBB5B

analogous

#695BBB #995BBB #BB5BAD

triadic

#995BBB #BB995B #5BBB99

tetradic

#995BBB #BB695B #7DBB5B #5BADBB

square

#995BBB #BB695B #7DBB5B #5BADBB

split-complementary

#995BBB #ADBB5B #5BBB69

monochromatic

#572E6E #794099 #995BBB #B486CD #CFB2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#995BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#995BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995BBB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995BBB	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4372BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5677B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 91, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.154 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98bd0',
    500: '#995bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995bbb;
$custom-light: #b98bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.75,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58066,
    "c": 0.15393,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995BBB

secondary

#B3CDA5

accent

#D15782

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995BBB

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

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