#985BB8#985BB8

#985BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.150 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985BB8
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 184)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 41.50, -39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 57.27, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.1021 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.15 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3402, 17.6189, 47.4040)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985BB8 #7BB85B

analogous

#6A5BB8 #985BB8 #B85BAA

triadic

#985BB8 #B8985B #5BB898

tetradic

#985BB8 #B86A5B #7BB85B #5BAAB8

square

#985BB8 #B86A5B #7BB85B #5BAAB8

split-complementary

#985BB8 #AAB85B #5BB86A

monochromatic

#562E6A #784195 #985BB8 #B386CA #CEB0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#985BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#985BB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985BB8

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985BB8	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4571BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5776B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.150 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bce',
    500: '#985bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985bb8;
$custom-light: #b88bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.355,
    "s": 39.574,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57786,
    "c": 0.1501,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985BB8

secondary

#B1CBA4

accent

#CF5881

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985BB8

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

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