#985EA1#985EA1

#985EA1 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.119 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EA1
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(292, 26%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(292, 42%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 34.94, -26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 43.98, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.0939 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.119 322)
XYZ	xyz(23.3839, 17.2549, 35.8101)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EA1 #67A15E

analogous

#765EA1 #985EA1 #A15E89

triadic

#985EA1 #A1985E #5EA198

tetradic

#985EA1 #A1765E #67A15E #5E89A1

square

#985EA1 #A1765E #67A15E #5E89A1

split-complementary

#985EA1 #89A15E #5EA176

monochromatic

#4F3154 #74477A #985EA1 #B185B8 #C9ABCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#985EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#985EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985EA1

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985EA1	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65769F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.119 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b78dbd',
    500: '#985ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ea1;
$custom-light: #b78dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.94,
    "s": 26.275,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5709,
    "c": 0.11913,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.17254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EA1

secondary

#A2BC9E

accent

#C36572

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EA1

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

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