#985EC5#985EC5

#985EC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.160 H 308.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EC5
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 47%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 52%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.35, 42.81, -44.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.35, 62.03, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.99% 0.0992 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(58.99% 0.16 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0277, 18.7124, 55.0005)
Luminance	0.1871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EC5 #8BC55E

analogous

#645EC5 #985EC5 #C55EBF

triadic

#985EC5 #C5985E #5EC598

tetradic

#985EC5 #C5645E #8BC55E #5EBFC5

square

#985EC5 #C5645E #8BC55E #5EBFC5

split-complementary

#985EC5 #BFC55E #5EC564

monochromatic

#592D7C #7A3DA9 #985EC5 #B58BD5 #D2B8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#985EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#985EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EC5

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EC5	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4075C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5279C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.160 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98dd7',
    500: '#985ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ec5;
$custom-light: #b98dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.786,
    "s": 47.032,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58985,
    "c": 0.16025,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EC5

secondary

#BDD4AA

accent

#D7518B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EC5

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

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