#986CCC#986CCC

#986CCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.146 H 303.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986CCC
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 204)
HSL	hsl(268, 48%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(268, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.77, 36.67, -43.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.77, 56.87, 310.15°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% 0.0808 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.146 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.2082, 21.7602, 59.7764)
Luminance	0.2176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#986CCC #A0CC6C

analogous

#6C70CC #986CCC #C86CCC

triadic

#986CCC #CC986C #6CCC98

tetradic

#986CCC #CC6C70 #A0CC6C #6CCCC8

square

#986CCC #CC6C70 #A0CC6C #6CCCC8

split-complementary

#986CCC #CCC86C #70CC6C

monochromatic

#5B318D #7841BA #986CCC #B899DC #D8C7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#986CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#986CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986CCC

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986CCC	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#517FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C80CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7D92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.146 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897dc',
    500: '#986ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ccc;
$custom-light: #b897dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.5,
    "s": 48.485,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6165,
    "c": 0.14611,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986CCC

secondary

#CBDCB8

accent

#BC2A79

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FB

border

#D0CCD4

text

#120D15

muted

#817E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #986CCC

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

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