#986BB2#986BB2

#986BB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.115 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986BB2
RGB	rgb(152, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(278, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.29, 31.21, -30.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.29, 43.89, 315.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.13% 0.0778 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(60.13% 0.115 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2411, 20.4056, 44.6672)
Luminance	0.2041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986BB2 #85B26B

analogous

#746BB2 #986BB2 #B26BA8

triadic

#986BB2 #B2986B #6BB298

tetradic

#986BB2 #B2746B #85B26B #6BA8B2

square

#986BB2 #B2746B #85B26B #6BA8B2

split-complementary

#986BB2 #A8B26B #6BB274

monochromatic

#58386B #794D93 #986BB2 #B493C7 #D0BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#986BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#986BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986BB2

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986BB2	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#967586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.115 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b796c9',
    500: '#986bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986bb2;
$custom-light: #b796c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.028,
    "s": 31.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60131,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986BB2

secondary

#B8CBAE

accent

#C86086

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986BB2

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

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