#985BB5#985BB5

#985BB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.147 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985BB5
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.88, 40.84, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.88, 55.76, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.1017 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.147 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.0291, 17.4944, 45.7654)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985BB5 #78B55B

analogous

#6B5BB5 #985BB5 #B55BA5

triadic

#985BB5 #B5985B #5BB598

tetradic

#985BB5 #B56B5B #78B55B #5BA5B5

square

#985BB5 #B56B5B #78B55B #5BA5B5

split-complementary

#985BB5 #A5B55B #5BB56B

monochromatic

#552F67 #784291 #985BB5 #B285C8 #CDAFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#985BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#985BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985BB5

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985BB5	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4771B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5976B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.147 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bcb',
    500: '#985bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985bb5;
$custom-light: #b88bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.667,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57622,
    "c": 0.14669,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985BB5

secondary

#AFC9A3

accent

#CE5A7F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985BB5

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

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