#986CBB#986CBB

#986CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.125 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986CBB
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(273, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(273, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, 32.67, -35.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 47.92, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% 0.0781 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.125 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.2794, 20.9887, 49.6182)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986CBB #8FBB6C

analogous

#716CBB #986CBB #BB6CB6

triadic

#986CBB #BB986C #6CBB98

tetradic

#986CBB #BB716C #8FBB6C #6CB6BB

square

#986CBB #BB716C #8FBB6C #6CB6BB

split-complementary

#986CBB #B6BB6C #6CBB71

monochromatic

#5A3776 #7A4AA0 #986CBB #B596CE #D3C0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#986CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#986CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986CBB

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986CBB	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93788B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.125 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897d0',
    500: '#986cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986cbb;
$custom-light: #b897d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.418,
    "s": 36.744,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60752,
    "c": 0.1248,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986CBB

secondary

#C0D1B2

accent

#CD5B8D

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986CBB

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

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