#986EBD#986EBD

#986EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.124 H 307.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986EBD
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, 31.99, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 47.66, 312.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% 0.0756 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.124 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7084, 21.5017, 50.8248)
Luminance	0.2150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986EBD #93BD6E

analogous

#706EBD #986EBD #BD6EBA

triadic

#986EBD #BD986E #6EBD98

tetradic

#986EBD #BD706E #93BD6E #6EBABD

square

#986EBD #BD706E #93BD6E #6EBABD

split-complementary

#986EBD #BABD6E #6EBD70

monochromatic

#5A3779 #7A4AA3 #986EBD #B698D0 #D4C2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#986EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#986EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986EBD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986EBD	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#937A8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.124 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b898d1',
    500: '#986ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ebd;
$custom-light: #b898d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.899,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61202,
    "c": 0.12386,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986EBD

secondary

#C2D3B4

accent

#CD5A90

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110E14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986EBD

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

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