#995CB8#995CB8

#995CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.149 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995CB8
RGB	rgb(153, 92, 184)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 50%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 50%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 41.24, -38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 56.71, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(58.06% 0.1019 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(58.06% 0.149 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6143, 17.8879, 47.4415)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995CB8 #7BB85C

analogous

#6B5CB8 #995CB8 #B85CA9

triadic

#995CB8 #B8995C #5CB899

tetradic

#995CB8 #B86B5C #7BB85C #5CA9B8

square

#995CB8 #B86B5C #7BB85C #5CA9B8

split-complementary

#995CB8 #A9B85C #5CB86B

monochromatic

#572F6B #794196 #995CB8 #B487CB #CEB1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#995CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#995CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995CB8

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995CB8	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)

#4772BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5977B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 92, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.149 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98cce',
    500: '#995cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995cb8;
$custom-light: #b98cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.783,
    "s": 39.316,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58056,
    "c": 0.14886,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995CB8

secondary

#B2CBA4

accent

#CF5981

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995CB8

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

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