#984EA5#984EA5

#984EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.151 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#984EA5
RGB	rgb(152, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(291, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 44.41, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 55.94, 322.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1182 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.151 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4641, 14.8418, 37.2715)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#984EA5 #5BA54E

analogous

#6C4EA5 #984EA5 #A54E87

triadic

#984EA5 #A5984E #4EA598

tetradic

#984EA5 #A56C4E #5BA54E #4E87A5

square

#984EA5 #A56C4E #5BA54E #4E87A5

split-complementary

#984EA5 #87A54E #4EA56C

monochromatic

#4B2752 #723A7B #984EA5 #B273BD #C99DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#984EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#984EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #984EA5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##984EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##984EA5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #984ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.151 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b883c0',
    500: '#984ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #984ea5;
$custom-light: #b883c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#984ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.034,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.548,
    "c": 0.15115,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#984EA5

secondary

#98BD91

accent

#CC5C6D

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #984EA5

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

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