#995EA5#995EA5

#995EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.124 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995EA5
RGB	rgb(153, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(290, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.88, 36.08, -28.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.88, 46.03, 321.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.096 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.124 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9303, 17.4952, 37.7064)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#995EA5 #6AA55E

analogous

#755EA5 #995EA5 #A55E8D

triadic

#995EA5 #A5995E #5EA599

tetradic

#995EA5 #A5755E #6AA55E #5E8DA5

square

#995EA5 #A5755E #6AA55E #5E8DA5

split-complementary

#995EA5 #8DA55E #5EA575

monochromatic

#513158 #75477F #995EA5 #B285BB #CBADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#995EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#995EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995EA5

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995EA5	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.124 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dc0',
    500: '#995ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995ea5;
$custom-light: #b88dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.859,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57399,
    "c": 0.12407,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995EA5

secondary

#A5BFA0

accent

#C56374

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F7

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #995EA5

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

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