#985CBB#985CBB

#985CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.152 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985CBB
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.40, 41.62, -40.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.40, 58.16, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% 0.101 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.152 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7441, 17.9181, 49.1064)
Luminance	0.1792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985CBB #7FBB5C

analogous

#695CBB #985CBB #BB5CAF

triadic

#985CBB #BB985C #5CBB98

tetradic

#985CBB #BB695C #7FBB5C #5CAFBB

square

#985CBB #BB695C #7FBB5C #5CAFBB

split-complementary

#985CBB #AFBB5C #5CBB69

monochromatic

#572E6F #79409A #985CBB #B387CD #CFB2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#985CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#985CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985CBB

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985CBB	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4572BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5677B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.152 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88cd0',
    500: '#985cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985cbb;
$custom-light: #b88cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 41.126,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58108,
    "c": 0.15188,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985CBB

secondary

#B4CDA5

accent

#D15784

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985CBB

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

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