#985EB9#985EB9

#985EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.146 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EB9
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 185)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 49%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 49.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 40.08, -38.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 55.89, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.098 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.146 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7070, 18.1841, 48.0452)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EB9 #7FB95E

analogous

#6B5EB9 #985EB9 #B95EAC

triadic

#985EB9 #B9985E #5EB998

tetradic

#985EB9 #B96B5E #7FB95E #5EACB9

square

#985EB9 #B96B5E #7FB95E #5EACB9

split-complementary

#985EB9 #ACB95E #5EB96B

monochromatic

#572F6D #794298 #985EB9 #B389CC #CFB3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#985EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#985EB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EB9

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EB9	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A78B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.146 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88dce',
    500: '#985eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985eb9;
$custom-light: #b88dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.242,
    "s": 39.394,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58313,
    "c": 0.14626,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EB9

secondary

#B4CDA6

accent

#CF5984

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C13

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EB9

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

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