#985CB8#985CB8

#985CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.148 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985CB8
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 184)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 50%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 50%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 40.96, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 56.64, 316.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% 0.1007 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.148 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4263, 17.7910, 47.4327)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985CB8 #7CB85C

analogous

#6A5CB8 #985CB8 #B85CAA

triadic

#985CB8 #B8985C #5CB898

tetradic

#985CB8 #B86A5C #7CB85C #5CAAB8

square

#985CB8 #B86A5C #7CB85C #5CAAB8

split-complementary

#985CB8 #AAB85C #5CB86A

monochromatic

#562F6B #784196 #985CB8 #B387CB #CEB1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#985CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#985CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985CB8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985CB8	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4772BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5876B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.148 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88cce',
    500: '#985cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985cb8;
$custom-light: #b88cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 39.316,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57942,
    "c": 0.14844,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985CB8

secondary

#B2CBA4

accent

#CF5982

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985CB8

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

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