#986CB3#986CB3

#986CB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.115 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986CB3
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(277, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(277, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, 30.86, -31.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 43.75, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% 0.0765 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.115 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4467, 20.6556, 45.2328)
Luminance	0.2066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986CB3 #87B36C

analogous

#756CB3 #986CB3 #B36CAB

triadic

#986CB3 #B3986C #6CB398

tetradic

#986CB3 #B3756C #87B36C #6CABB3

square

#986CB3 #B3756C #87B36C #6CABB3

split-complementary

#986CB3 #ABB36C #6CB375

monochromatic

#59386D #7A4D95 #986CB3 #B494C8 #D1BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#986CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#986CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986CB3

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986CB3	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.115 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b797ca',
    500: '#986cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986cb3;
$custom-light: #b797ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.183,
    "s": 31.839,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60355,
    "c": 0.11488,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986CB3

secondary

#BACCAF

accent

#C86087

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986CB3

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

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