#983EA3#983EA3

#983EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.174 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983EA3
RGB	rgb(152, 62, 163)
HSL	hsl(293, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(293, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 62%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 51.86, -37.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 64.04, 324.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1395 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.174 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2817, 12.7661, 35.9864)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983EA3 #49A33E

analogous

#663EA3 #983EA3 #A33E7C

triadic

#983EA3 #A3983E #3EA398

tetradic

#983EA3 #A3663E #49A33E #3E7CA3

square

#983EA3 #A3663E #49A33E #3E7CA3

split-complementary

#983EA3 #7CA33E #3EA366

monochromatic

#451C4A #6F2D77 #983EA3 #B65DC1 #CA89D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#983EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#983EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983EA3

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983EA3	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5DA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D68A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 62, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.174 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b979bf',
    500: '#983ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983ea3;
$custom-light: #b979bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.465,
    "s": 44.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52565,
    "c": 0.17418,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983EA3

secondary

#87BD80

accent

#D55361

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #983EA3

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

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