#986EC3#986EC3

#986EC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.131 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986EC3
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 195)
HSL	hsl(270, 41%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 44%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, 33.39, -38.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 50.82, 311.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% 0.0766 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.131 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.3731, 21.7676, 54.3260)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986EC3 #99C36E

analogous

#6E6FC3 #986EC3 #C26EC3

triadic

#986EC3 #C3986E #6EC398

tetradic

#986EC3 #C36E6F #99C36E #6EC3C2

square

#986EC3 #C36E6F #99C36E #6EC3C2

split-complementary

#986EC3 #C3C26E #6FC36E

monochromatic

#5B3581 #7947AC #986EC3 #B799D5 #D5C5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#986EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#986EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986EC3

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986EC3	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#597FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6381C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#917C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.131 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b898d5',
    500: '#986ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986ec3;
$custom-light: #b898d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.647,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6151,
    "c": 0.13145,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986EC3

secondary

#C7D7B6

accent

#D15795

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FA

border

#D0CCD3

text

#110E14

muted

#807E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #986EC3

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

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