#985CB9#985CB9

#985CB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.150 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985CB9
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 185)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 41.18, -39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 57.15, 316.10°)
OKLab	oklab(58% 0.1008 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.15 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.5315, 17.8330, 47.9867)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985CB9 #7DB95C

analogous

#6A5CB9 #985CB9 #B95CAB

triadic

#985CB9 #B9985C #5CB998

tetradic

#985CB9 #B96A5C #7DB95C #5CABB9

square

#985CB9 #B96A5C #7DB95C #5CABB9

split-complementary

#985CB9 #ABB95C #5CB96A

monochromatic

#562E6C #784197 #985CB9 #B387CB #CEB2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#985CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#985CB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985CB9

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985CB9	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4672BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5877B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.150 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88cce',
    500: '#985cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985cb9;
$custom-light: #b88cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 39.914,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57997,
    "c": 0.14959,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985CB9

secondary

#B3CCA5

accent

#D05883

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985CB9

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

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