#986CA5#986CA5

#986CA5 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.098 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986CA5
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(286, 24%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 35%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 27.82, -23.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 36.62, 319.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.7% 0.0732 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(59.7% 0.098 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1020, 20.1178, 38.1508)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986CA5 #79A56C

analogous

#7B6CA5 #986CA5 #A56C95

triadic

#986CA5 #A5986C #6CA598

tetradic

#986CA5 #A57B6C #79A56C #6C95A5

square

#986CA5 #A57B6C #79A56C #6C95A5

split-complementary

#986CA5 #95A56C #6CA57B

monochromatic

#55395D #785083 #986CA5 #B392BC #CDB8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#986CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#986CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986CA5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986CA5	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6479A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#987381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.098 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b797c0',
    500: '#986ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ca5;
$custom-light: #b797c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.316,
    "s": 24.051,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59704,
    "c": 0.09799,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986CA5

secondary

#B0C3AA

accent

#C1677C

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #986CA5

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

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