#983BCD#983BCD

#983BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.218 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983BCD
RGB	rgb(152, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 61.68, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 85.23, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1408 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.218 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5302, 14.2117, 59.1440)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983BCD #70CD3B

analogous

#4F3BCD #983BCD #CD3BB9

triadic

#983BCD #CD983B #3BCD98

tetradic

#983BCD #CD4F3B #70CD3B #3BB9CD

square

#983BCD #CD4F3B #70CD3B #3BB9CD

split-complementary

#983BCD #B9CD3B #3BCD4F

monochromatic

#521D71 #7629A2 #983BCD #B26CD9 #CB9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#983BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#983BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983BCD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983BCD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.218 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79dd',
    500: '#983bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983bcd;
$custom-light: #bb79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.219,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54922,
    "c": 0.21802,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983BCD

secondary

#A9D292

accent

#E3457E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #983BCD

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

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