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#994bc9

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
153, 75, 201
HSL
277°, 54%, 54%
CMYK
24, 63, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1602

Every format

HEX#994bc9
RGBrgb(153, 75, 201)
HSLhsl(277, 54%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 63%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(47.0 53.8 -52.5)
LCHlch(47.0 75.2 315.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.566 0.194 310.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #994bc9;
background-color: #994bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#994bc9] bg-[#994bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #994bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.294, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#994bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#994bc9 on white: 4.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#994bc9 on black: 4.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green29.4%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.9%
Magenta62.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#994bc9 text on a black background

contrast 4.20:1

Card sample

#994bc9 text on a white background

contrast 4.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #994bc9;
Background color
Panel with #994bc9 background
background-color: #994bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #994bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 75, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 75, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #994bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #994bc9, #C94BA5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #994bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #994bc9 in the Color Lab