#985CB5#985CB5

#985CB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.145 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985CB5
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 181)
HSL	hsl(280, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 49.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.09, 40.29, -37.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.09, 55.13, 316.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.78% 0.1003 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(57.78% 0.145 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1152, 17.6665, 45.7941)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985CB5 #79B55C

analogous

#6B5CB5 #985CB5 #B55CA6

triadic

#985CB5 #B5985C #5CB598

tetradic

#985CB5 #B56B5C #79B55C #5CA6B5

square

#985CB5 #B56B5C #79B55C #5CA6B5

split-complementary

#985CB5 #A6B55C #5CB56B

monochromatic

#552F68 #784292 #985CB5 #B386C8 #CDB0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#985CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#985CB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985CB5

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985CB5	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4971B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A76B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.145 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88ccb',
    500: '#985cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985cb5;
$custom-light: #b88ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.449,
    "s": 37.553,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5778,
    "c": 0.145,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985CB5

secondary

#B0C9A3

accent

#CE5A80

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985CB5

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

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