#986EA2#986EA2

#986EA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.091 H 319.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986EA2
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 22%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(288, 32%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.33, 26.04, -21.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.33, 33.77, 320.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% 0.0693 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.091 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0456, 20.4365, 36.8007)
Luminance	0.2044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986EA2 #78A26E

analogous

#7E6EA2 #986EA2 #A26E92

triadic

#986EA2 #A2986E #6EA298

tetradic

#986EA2 #A27E6E #78A26E #6E92A2

square

#986EA2 #A27E6E #78A26E #6E92A2

split-complementary

#986EA2 #92A26E #6EA27E

monochromatic

#553A5B #785280 #986EA2 #B293BA #CDB9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#986EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#986EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986EA2

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986EA2	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#997481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.091 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b798bd',
    500: '#986ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ea2;
$custom-light: #b798bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.462,
    "s": 21.849,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59935,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986EA2

secondary

#AFC1AB

accent

#BE697A

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #986EA2

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

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