#985EA4#985EA4

#985EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.122 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EA4
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(290, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 43%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 35.56, -28.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 45.42, 321.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.0945 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.122 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6516, 17.3620, 37.2201)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EA4 #6AA45E

analogous

#755EA4 #985EA4 #A45E8D

triadic

#985EA4 #A4985E #5EA498

tetradic

#985EA4 #A4755E #6AA45E #5E8DA4

square

#985EA4 #A4755E #6AA45E #5E8DA4

split-complementary

#985EA4 #8DA45E #5EA475

monochromatic

#503157 #74477E #985EA4 #B185BA #CAACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#985EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#985EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985EA4

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985EA4	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)

#5470A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#996779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.122 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b78dbf',
    500: '#985ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ea4;
$custom-light: #b78dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.714,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57234,
    "c": 0.1224,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EA4

secondary

#A5BE9F

accent

#C46474

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F7

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EA4

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

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