#985EB8#985EB8

#985EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.145 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EB8
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 184)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 49%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 48.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.67, 39.86, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.67, 55.38, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.0979 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.145 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6018, 18.1421, 47.4912)
Luminance	0.1814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EB8 #7EB85E

analogous

#6B5EB8 #985EB8 #B85EAB

triadic

#985EB8 #B8985E #5EB898

tetradic

#985EB8 #B86B5E #7EB85E #5EABB8

square

#985EB8 #B86B5E #7EB85E #5EABB8

split-complementary

#985EB8 #ABB85E #5EB86B

monochromatic

#57306C #794296 #985EB8 #B388CB #CEB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#985EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#985EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EB8

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EB8	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A77B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.145 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dce',
    500: '#985eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985eb8;
$custom-light: #b88dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 38.793,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58259,
    "c": 0.14509,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EB8

secondary

#B3CCA6

accent

#CF5983

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EB8

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

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