#986DCD#986DCD

#986DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.146 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986DCD
RGB	rgb(152, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(267, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, 36.35, -43.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 56.76, 309.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.87% 0.0795 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(61.87% 0.146 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.4346, 22.0205, 60.4455)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986DCD #A2CD6D

analogous

#6D72CD #986DCD #C86DCD

triadic

#986DCD #CD986D #6DCD98

tetradic

#986DCD #CD6D72 #A2CD6D #6DCDC8

square

#986DCD #CD6D72 #A2CD6D #6DCDC8

split-complementary

#986DCD #CDC86D #72CD6D

monochromatic

#5B318F #7840BC #986DCD #B89BDD #D8C8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#986DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#986DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986DCD

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986DCD	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5280D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C81CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7E93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.146 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b898dd',
    500: '#986dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986dcd;
$custom-light: #b898dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.875,
    "s": 48.98,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61874,
    "c": 0.14575,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986DCD

secondary

#CDDDB9

accent

#BC297A

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FB

border

#D0CCD4

text

#120D15

muted

#817E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #986DCD

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

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