#986BCC#986BCC

#986BCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.148 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986BCC
RGB	rgb(152, 107, 204)
HSL	hsl(268, 49%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(268, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.55, 37.24, -43.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.55, 57.51, 310.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% 0.0822 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.148 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.1033, 21.5505, 59.7415)
Luminance	0.2155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986BCC #9FCC6B

analogous

#6B6ECC #986BCC #C86BCC

triadic

#986BCC #CC986B #6BCC98

tetradic

#986BCC #CC6B6E #9FCC6B #6BCCC8

square

#986BCC #CC6B6E #9FCC6B #6BCCC8

split-complementary

#986BCC #CCC86B #6ECC6B

monochromatic

#5B308C #7940BA #986BCC #B899DC #D7C6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#986BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#986BCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986BCC

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986BCC	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F7FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B80CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7C92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 107, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.148 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b896dc',
    500: '#986bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986bcc;
$custom-light: #b896dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.835,
    "s": 48.744,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61482,
    "c": 0.14774,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986BCC

secondary

#CBDCB7

accent

#BC2978

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FB

border

#D0CCD4

text

#120D15

muted

#817E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #986BCC

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

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