#993AFF

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #993AFF

The hex code #993AFF represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 58, and 255.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 40% C, 77% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. The HSL representation is 268.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#993AFF
RGB153, 58, 255
HSL268.9°, 100.0%, 61.4%
CMYK40%, 77%, 0%, 0%
HSV268.9°, 77.3%, 100.0%
LAB48.3, 73.3, -81.1
XYZ32.7, 17.0, 96.2
Decimal10042111

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.40:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #993AFF; }
.text-color { color: #993AFF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #993AFF; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2