#995EB9#995EB9

#995EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.147 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995EB9
RGB	rgb(153, 94, 185)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 49%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 49.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, 40.36, -38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 55.96, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.0992 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.147 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8950, 18.2811, 48.0540)
Luminance	0.1828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995EB9 #7EB95E

analogous

#6C5EB9 #995EB9 #B95EAC

triadic

#995EB9 #B9995E #5EB999

tetradic

#995EB9 #B96C5E #7EB95E #5EACB9

square

#995EB9 #B96C5E #7EB95E #5EACB9

split-complementary

#995EB9 #ACB95E #5EB96C

monochromatic

#572F6D #7A4298 #995EB9 #B489CC #CFB3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#995EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#995EB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #995EB9

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##995EB9	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A78B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.147 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98dce',
    500: '#995eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995eb9;
$custom-light: #b98dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.901,
    "s": 39.394,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58426,
    "c": 0.14666,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995EB9

secondary

#B4CDA6

accent

#CF5982

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #995EB9

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

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