#995BC5#995BC5

#995BC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.165 H 309.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995BC5
RGB	rgb(153, 91, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 54%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 53.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, 44.70, -45.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 63.92, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.1045 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.165 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9541, 18.2861, 54.9221)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995BC5 #87C55B

analogous

#645BC5 #995BC5 #C55BBC

triadic

#995BC5 #C5995B #5BC599

tetradic

#995BC5 #C5645B #87C55B #5BBCC5

square

#995BC5 #C5645B #87C55B #5BBCC5

split-complementary

#995BC5 #BCC55B #5BC564

monochromatic

#5A2B7A #7B3BA8 #995BC5 #B588D5 #D1B5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#995BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#995BC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #995BC5

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##995BC5	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B74C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5077C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 91, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.165 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8cd7',
    500: '#995bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995bc5;
$custom-light: #ba8cd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.094,
    "s": 47.748,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58636,
    "c": 0.16536,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995BC5

secondary

#BAD4A8

accent

#D75088

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #995BC5

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

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