#985EB7#985EB7

#985EB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.144 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EB7
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 183)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 49%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 39.64, -37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 54.88, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.0977 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.144 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.4974, 18.1003, 46.9411)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EB7 #7DB75E

analogous

#6C5EB7 #985EB7 #B75EAA

triadic

#985EB7 #B7985E #5EB798

tetradic

#985EB7 #B76C5E #7DB75E #5EAAB7

square

#985EB7 #B76C5E #7DB75E #5EAAB7

split-complementary

#985EB7 #AAB75E #5EB76C

monochromatic

#56306B #784395 #985EB7 #B388CA #CEB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#985EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#985EB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EB7

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EB7	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A73BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B77B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.144 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dcd',
    500: '#985eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985eb7;
$custom-light: #b88dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.101,
    "s": 38.197,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58205,
    "c": 0.14394,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EB7

secondary

#B3CBA6

accent

#CE5A82

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EB7

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

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