#985BBE#985BBE

#985BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.157 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985BBE
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, 42.84, -42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 60.31, 315.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% 0.1027 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.157 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.9825, 17.8758, 50.7868)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985BBE #81BE5B

analogous

#675BBE #985BBE #BE5BB2

triadic

#985BBE #BE985B #5BBE98

tetradic

#985BBE #BE675B #81BE5B #5BB2BE

square

#985BBE #BE675B #81BE5B #5BB2BE

split-complementary

#985BBE #B2BE5B #5BBE67

monochromatic

#572D72 #793E9D #985BBE #B487CF #CFB3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#985BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#985BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985BBE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985BBE	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.157 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98bd2',
    500: '#985bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985bbe;
$custom-light: #b98bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.97,
    "s": 43.231,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58121,
    "c": 0.15697,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985BBE

secondary

#B6CFA6

accent

#D35585

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985BBE

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

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