#986CB2#986CB2

#986CB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.114 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986CB2
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(278, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.53, 30.64, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.53, 43.23, 315.13°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% 0.0763 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.114 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3460, 20.6153, 44.7021)
Luminance	0.2061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986CB2 #86B26C

analogous

#756CB2 #986CB2 #B26CA9

triadic

#986CB2 #B2986C #6CB298

tetradic

#986CB2 #B2756C #86B26C #6CA9B2

square

#986CB2 #B2756C #86B26C #6CA9B2

split-complementary

#986CB2 #A9B26C #6CB275

monochromatic

#58386B #794D94 #986CB2 #B494C7 #D0BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#986CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#986CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986CB2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986CB2	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#967687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.114 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b797c9',
    500: '#986cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986cb2;
$custom-light: #b797c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60307,
    "c": 0.11366,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986CB2

secondary

#B9CBAE

accent

#C76087

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986CB2

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

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