#985BC5#985BC5

#985BC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.165 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985BC5
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 54%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 44.44, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 63.87, 314.08°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1033 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.165 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.7661, 18.1892, 54.9133)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985BC5 #88C55B

analogous

#635BC5 #985BC5 #C55BBD

triadic

#985BC5 #C5985B #5BC598

tetradic

#985BC5 #C5635B #88C55B #5BBDC5

square

#985BC5 #C5635B #88C55B #5BBDC5

split-complementary

#985BC5 #BDC55B #5BC563

monochromatic

#592B7A #7A3BA8 #985BC5 #B488D5 #D1B5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#985BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#985BC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985BC5

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985BC5	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B74C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F77C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.165 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98bd7',
    500: '#985bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985bc5;
$custom-light: #b98bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.528,
    "s": 47.748,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58525,
    "c": 0.16503,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985BC5

secondary

#BBD4A8

accent

#D7508A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #985BC5

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

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