#995ED9#995ED9
#995ED9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.184 H 303.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #995ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 94, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 56.7%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 47.78, -54.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 72.34, 311.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% 0.1014 -0.1534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.184 303.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6612, 19.7875, 67.8889) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.34
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.09
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.51
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.65
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.17
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#995ED9 #9ED95E
analogous
#5E60D9 #995ED9 #D65ED9
triadic
#995ED9 #D9995E #5ED999
tetradic
#995ED9 #D95E60 #9ED95E #5ED9D6
square
#995ED9 #D95E60 #9ED95E #5ED9D6
split-complementary
#995ED9 #D9D65E #60D95E
monochromatic
#5C2499 #7A30CA #995ED9 #B890E5 #D8C1F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#995ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#995ED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #995ED9
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##995ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##995ED9 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B7ADD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#427BD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D7693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #995ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.184 303.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb8ee5',
500: '#995ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #995ed9; $custom-light: #bb8ee5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#995ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 94,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.78,
"s": 61.809,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60296,
"c": 0.18391,
"h": 303.5
},
"luminance": 0.19787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#995ED9
secondary
#CAE1B2
accent
#CA1C76
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F7F0FC
border
#D0CBD5
text
#120C16
muted
#817D84