#985AB5#985AB5

#985AB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.148 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985AB5
RGB	rgb(152, 90, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 50.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, 41.39, -38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 56.38, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.1032 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.148 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9442, 17.3246, 45.7371)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985AB5 #77B55A

analogous

#6A5AB5 #985AB5 #B55AA4

triadic

#985AB5 #B5985A #5AB598

tetradic

#985AB5 #B56A5A #77B55A #5AA4B5

square

#985AB5 #B56A5A #77B55A #5AA4B5

split-complementary

#985AB5 #A4B55A #5AB56A

monochromatic

#552E67 #774191 #985AB5 #B284C8 #CDAFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#985AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#985AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985AB5

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985AB5	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4670B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5875B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96687F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 90, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.148 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bcb',
    500: '#985ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ab5;
$custom-light: #b88bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.879,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57466,
    "c": 0.14837,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985AB5

secondary

#AEC9A2

accent

#CE5A7F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985AB5

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

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