#985AB8#985AB8

#985AB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.152 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985AB8
RGB	rgb(152, 90, 184)
HSL	hsl(280, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.82, 42.05, -39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.82, 57.89, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.1035 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.152 313)
XYZ	xyz(25.2553, 17.4490, 47.3757)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985AB8 #7AB85A

analogous

#695AB8 #985AB8 #B85AA9

triadic

#985AB8 #B8985A #5AB898

tetradic

#985AB8 #B8695A #7AB85A #5AA9B8

square

#985AB8 #B8695A #7AB85A #5AA9B8

split-complementary

#985AB8 #A9B85A #5AB869

monochromatic

#552E6A #784095 #985AB8 #B385CA #CDB0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#985AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#985AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985AB8

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985AB8	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4471BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5675B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 90, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.152 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bce',
    500: '#985ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ab8;
$custom-light: #b88bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 39.831,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57631,
    "c": 0.15177,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.17448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985AB8

secondary

#B0CBA3

accent

#D05881

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985AB8

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

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