#985BBB#985BBB

#985BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.154 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985BBB
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 42.17, -40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 58.78, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% 0.1024 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.154 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6580, 17.7460, 49.0778)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985BBB #7EBB5B

analogous

#685BBB #985BBB #BB5BAE

triadic

#985BBB #BB985B #5BBB98

tetradic

#985BBB #BB685B #7EBB5B #5BAEBB

square

#985BBB #BB685B #7EBB5B #5BAEBB

split-complementary

#985BBB #AEBB5B #5BBB68

monochromatic

#572E6E #794099 #985BBB #B386CD #CEB2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#985BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#985BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985BBB

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985BBB	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4372BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5676B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.154 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bd0',
    500: '#985bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985bbb;
$custom-light: #b88bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.125,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57952,
    "c": 0.15353,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985BBB

secondary

#B3CDA5

accent

#D15783

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985BBB

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

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