#987AAA#987AAA

#987AAA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.078 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987AAA
RGB	rgb(152, 122, 170)
HSL	hsl(278, 22%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(278, 28%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, 20.81, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 29.67, 314.52°)
OKLab	oklab(62.52% 0.0529 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(62.52% 0.078 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1629, 23.4971, 41.1269)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#987AAA #8CAA7A

analogous

#807AAA #987AAA #AA7AA4

triadic

#987AAA #AA987A #7AAA98

tetradic

#987AAA #AA807A #8CAA7A #7AA4AA

square

#987AAA #AA807A #8CAA7A #7AA4AA

split-complementary

#987AAA #A4AA7A #7AAA80

monochromatic

#594267 #7A5A8D #987AAA #B59FC2 #D2C5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#987AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

5.70

#987AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #987AAA

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987AAA	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7384AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7986A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 122, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.078 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a0c3',
    500: '#987aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987aaa;
$custom-light: #b7a0c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62522,
    "c": 0.07829,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987AAA

secondary

#BDCAB6

accent

#BF6989

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110E12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #987AAA

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

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