#995DB5#995DB5

#995DB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.144 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995DB5
RGB	rgb(153, 93, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(281, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, 40.03, -37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 54.58, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1001 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.144 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3904, 17.9378, 45.8319)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995DB5 #79B55D

analogous

#6D5DB5 #995DB5 #B55DA5

triadic

#995DB5 #B5995D #5DB599

tetradic

#995DB5 #B56D5D #79B55D #5DA5B5

square

#995DB5 #B56D5D #79B55D #5DA5B5

split-complementary

#995DB5 #A5B55D #5DB56D

monochromatic

#563068 #794392 #995DB5 #B387C8 #CEB1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#995DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#995DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #995DB5

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##995DB5	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A72B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C77B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 93, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.144 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98dcb',
    500: '#995db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995db5;
$custom-light: #b98dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 37.288,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58052,
    "c": 0.14376,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995DB5

secondary

#B0CAA4

accent

#CD5B7F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995DB5

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

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