#985EB5#985EB5

#985EB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.142 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EB5
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, 39.19, -36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 53.86, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.0975 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.142 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2907, 18.0176, 45.8526)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#985EB5 #7BB55E

analogous

#6D5EB5 #985EB5 #B55EA7

triadic

#985EB5 #B5985E #5EB598

tetradic

#985EB5 #B56D5E #7BB55E #5EA7B5

square

#985EB5 #B56D5E #7BB55E #5EA7B5

split-complementary

#985EB5 #A7B55E #5EB56D

monochromatic

#563069 #784392 #985EB5 #B388C8 #CEB2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#985EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#985EB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EB5

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EB5	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B72B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C77B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.142 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dcb',
    500: '#985eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985eb5;
$custom-light: #b88dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58098,
    "c": 0.14163,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EB5

secondary

#B1CAA5

accent

#CD5B81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EB5

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

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