#985EE8#985EE8

#985EE8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.201 H 299.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985EE8
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 232)
HSL	hsl(265, 75%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(265, 59%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, 51.21, -61.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 80.02, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% 0.1 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.201 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.5135, 20.5067, 78.6262)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985EE8 #AEE85E

analogous

#5E69E8 #985EE8 #DD5EE8

triadic

#985EE8 #E8985E #5EE898

tetradic

#985EE8 #E85E69 #AEE85E #5EE8DD

square

#985EE8 #E85E69 #AEE85E #5EE8DD

split-complementary

#985EE8 #E8DD5E #69E85E

monochromatic

#5A19B2 #7628E0 #985EE8 #BA94F0 #DDC9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#985EE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#985EE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #985EE8

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985EE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##985EE8	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#017DEC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E7CE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#877B9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985ee8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.201 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8ef0',
    500: '#985ee8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985ee8;
$custom-light: #bb8ef0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985ee8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.217,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61157,
    "c": 0.20114,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985EE8

secondary

#D5E9B9

accent

#D70E83

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #985EE8

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

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