#986DC4#986DC4

#986DC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.134 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986DC4
RGB	rgb(152, 109, 196)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 44%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.60, 34.20, -39.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.60, 52.00, 311.12°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% 0.0782 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.134 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.3793, 21.5984, 54.8877)
Luminance	0.2160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986DC4 #99C46D

analogous

#6D6EC4 #986DC4 #C36DC4

triadic

#986DC4 #C4986D #6DC498

tetradic

#986DC4 #C46D6E #99C46D #6DC4C3

square

#986DC4 #C46D6E #99C46D #6DC4C3

split-complementary

#986DC4 #C4C36D #6EC46D

monochromatic

#5B3582 #7946AE #986DC4 #B799D6 #D5C4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#986DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#986DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986DC4

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986DC4	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6280C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#917B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 109, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.134 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897d6',
    500: '#986dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986dc4;
$custom-light: #b897d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.655,
    "s": 42.439,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6139,
    "c": 0.13439,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986DC4

secondary

#C7D7B6

accent

#D25695

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FA

border

#D0CCD3

text

#110D14

muted

#807E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #986DC4

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

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