#985EA5#985EA5

#985EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.124 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EA5
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(289, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(289, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 35.77, -28.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 45.91, 321.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.0948 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.124 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7423, 17.3982, 37.6976)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EA5 #6BA55E

analogous

#745EA5 #985EA5 #A55E8E

triadic

#985EA5 #A5985E #5EA598

tetradic

#985EA5 #A5745E #6BA55E #5E8EA5

square

#985EA5 #A5745E #6BA55E #5E8EA5

split-complementary

#985EA5 #8EA55E #5EA574

monochromatic

#513158 #75477F #985EA5 #B185BB #CAADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#985EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#985EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985EA5

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985EA5	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6376A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.124 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dc0',
    500: '#985ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ea5;
$custom-light: #b88dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.014,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57283,
    "c": 0.12351,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EA5

secondary

#A5BFA0

accent

#C56375

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F7

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EA5

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

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