#985EB3#985EB3

#985EB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.139 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EB3
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(281, 36%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(281, 47%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, 38.75, -35.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 52.85, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.99% 0.0972 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(57.99% 0.139 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0870, 17.9361, 44.7796)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EB3 #79B35E

analogous

#6D5EB3 #985EB3 #B35EA3

triadic

#985EB3 #B3985E #5EB398

tetradic

#985EB3 #B36D5E #79B35E #5EA3B3

square

#985EB3 #B36D5E #79B35E #5EA3B3

split-complementary

#985EB3 #A3B35E #5EB36D

monochromatic

#553066 #784490 #985EB3 #B388C7 #CDB1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#985EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#985EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EB3

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EB3	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D72B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D77B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.139 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dca',
    500: '#985eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985eb3;
$custom-light: #b88dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.941,
    "s": 35.865,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57992,
    "c": 0.13932,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EB3

secondary

#B0C9A4

accent

#CC5C7F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EB3

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

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