#986EA0#986EA0

#986EA0 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.088 H 321.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986EA0
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(290, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 31%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, 25.62, -20.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 32.79, 321.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.85% 0.0687 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(59.85% 0.088 321)
XYZ	xyz(24.8692, 20.3660, 35.8719)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986EA0 #76A06E

analogous

#7F6EA0 #986EA0 #A06E8F

triadic

#986EA0 #A0986E #6EA098

tetradic

#986EA0 #A07F6E #76A06E #6E8FA0

square

#986EA0 #A07F6E #76A06E #6E8FA0

split-complementary

#986EA0 #8FA06E #6EA07F

monochromatic

#543A59 #77537E #986EA0 #B293B8 #CDB8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#986EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#986EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986EA0

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986EA0	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#997380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.088 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b798bc',
    500: '#986ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ea0;
$custom-light: #b798bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.4,
    "s": 20.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59849,
    "c": 0.08844,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.20365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986EA0

secondary

#AEC0AA

accent

#BD6A78

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #986EA0

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

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