#995EB8#995EB8

#995EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.145 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995EB8
RGB	rgb(153, 94, 184)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 49%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 48.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, 40.14, -38.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 55.46, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% 0.0991 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.146 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7898, 18.2390, 47.5000)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#995EB8 #7DB85E

analogous

#6C5EB8 #995EB8 #B85EAA

triadic

#995EB8 #B8995E #5EB899

tetradic

#995EB8 #B86C5E #7DB85E #5EAAB8

square

#995EB8 #B86C5E #7DB85E #5EAAB8

split-complementary

#995EB8 #AAB85E #5EB86C

monochromatic

#57306C #794296 #995EB8 #B488CB #CFB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#995EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#995EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #995EB8

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##995EB8	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A73BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B78B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.145 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98dce',
    500: '#995eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995eb8;
$custom-light: #b98dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.333,
    "s": 38.793,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58372,
    "c": 0.1455,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995EB8

secondary

#B3CCA6

accent

#CF5982

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995EB8

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

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