#986FBB#986FBB

#986FBB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.120 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986FBB
RGB	rgb(152, 111, 187)
HSL	hsl(272, 36%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(272, 41%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, 30.96, -33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 45.95, 312.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% 0.0737 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.12 308)
XYZ	xyz(27.6013, 21.6324, 49.7255)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986FBB #92BB6F

analogous

#726FBB #986FBB #BB6FB8

triadic

#986FBB #BB986F #6FBB98

tetradic

#986FBB #BB726F #92BB6F #6FB8BB

square

#986FBB #BB726F #92BB6F #6FB8BB

split-complementary

#986FBB #B8BB6F #6FBB72

monochromatic

#5A3877 #7A4CA1 #986FBB #B699CF #D3C2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#986FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#986FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986FBB

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986FBB	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#937B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 111, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.120 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b799cf',
    500: '#986fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986fbb;
$custom-light: #b799cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.368,
    "s": 35.849,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61278,
    "c": 0.11962,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.21632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986FBB

secondary

#C2D2B4

accent

#CC5C8F

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110E14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #986FBB

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

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