#983BC8#983BC8

#983BC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.213 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983BC8
RGB	rgb(152, 59, 200)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 60.62, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 82.85, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1414 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.213 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.9362, 13.9741, 56.0161)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983BC8 #6BC83B

analogous

#513BC8 #983BC8 #C83BB2

triadic

#983BC8 #C8983B #3BC898

tetradic

#983BC8 #C8513B #6BC83B #3BB2C8

square

#983BC8 #C8513B #6BC83B #3BB2C8

split-complementary

#983BC8 #B2C83B #3BC851

monochromatic

#511E6B #752B9A #983BC8 #B16BD5 #CA9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#983BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#983BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983BC8

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983BC8	1.00	5.53	3.79	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286AC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 59, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.213 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79d9',
    500: '#983bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983bc8;
$custom-light: #bb79d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54573,
    "c": 0.21323,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983BC8

secondary

#A5CF90

accent

#DF487C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #983BC8

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

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