#986DB3#986DB3

#986DB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.113 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986DB3
RGB	rgb(152, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(277, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(277, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 30.29, -30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 43.08, 314.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.075 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.113 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.5528, 20.8678, 45.2682)
Luminance	0.2087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986DB3 #88B36D

analogous

#756DB3 #986DB3 #B36DAB

triadic

#986DB3 #B3986D #6DB398

tetradic

#986DB3 #B3756D #88B36D #6DABB3

square

#986DB3 #B3756D #88B36D #6DABB3

split-complementary

#986DB3 #ABB36D #6DB375

monochromatic

#59396D #7A4E95 #986DB3 #B495C8 #D1BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#986DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#986DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986DB3

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986DB3	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.113 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b797ca',
    500: '#986db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986db3;
$custom-light: #b797ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.857,
    "s": 31.532,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60532,
    "c": 0.11312,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986DB3

secondary

#BBCCB0

accent

#C86088

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986DB3

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

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