#985EA3#985EA3

#985EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.121 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EA3
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(290, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(290, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, 35.35, -27.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 44.94, 321.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.0943 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.121 321)
XYZ	xyz(23.5617, 17.3260, 36.7463)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EA3 #69A35E

analogous

#755EA3 #985EA3 #A35E8B

triadic

#985EA3 #A3985E #5EA398

tetradic

#985EA3 #A3755E #69A35E #5E8BA3

square

#985EA3 #A3755E #69A35E #5E8BA3

split-complementary

#985EA3 #8BA35E #5EA375

monochromatic

#503156 #74477D #985EA3 #B185B9 #CAACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#985EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#985EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985EA3

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985EA3	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#996679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.121 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b78dbe',
    500: '#985ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ea3;
$custom-light: #b78dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.435,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57186,
    "c": 0.12131,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.17325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EA3

secondary

#A4BE9F

accent

#C46473

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F7

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EA3

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

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