#995CBB#995CBB

#995CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.152 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995CBB
RGB	rgb(153, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, 41.90, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 58.23, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1023 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.152 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9321, 18.0150, 49.1153)
Luminance	0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995CBB #7EBB5C

analogous

#695CBB #995CBB #BB5CAE

triadic

#995CBB #BB995C #5CBB99

tetradic

#995CBB #BB695C #7EBB5C #5CAEBB

square

#995CBB #BB695C #7EBB5C #5CAEBB

split-complementary

#995CBB #AEBB5C #5CBB69

monochromatic

#572E6F #7A409A #995CBB #B487CD #CFB2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#995CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#995CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #995CBB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##995CBB	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4573BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5777B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.152 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98cd0',
    500: '#995cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995cbb;
$custom-light: #b98cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.526,
    "s": 41.126,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58221,
    "c": 0.15228,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995CBB

secondary

#B4CDA5

accent

#D15783

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995CBB

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

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