#987DAD#987DAD

#987DAD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.077 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987DAD
RGB	rgb(152, 125, 173)
HSL	hsl(274, 23%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(274, 28%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.45, 19.73, -21.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.45, 29.22, 312.46°)
OKLab	oklab(63.22% 0.0491 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(63.22% 0.077 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.8240, 24.3600, 42.7632)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#987DAD #92AD7D

analogous

#807DAD #987DAD #AD7DAA

triadic

#987DAD #AD987D #7DAD98

tetradic

#987DAD #AD807D #92AD7D #7DAAAD

square

#987DAD #AD807D #92AD7D #7DAAAD

split-complementary

#987DAD #AAAD7D #7DAD80

monochromatic

#5A446C #7A5C91 #987DAD #B6A3C5 #D3C8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#987DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#987DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #987DAD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987DAD	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7586AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B88AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 125, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.077 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c5',
    500: '#987dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987dad;
$custom-light: #b7a2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 22.642,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63224,
    "c": 0.0767,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987DAD

secondary

#C2CCB9

accent

#BF698E

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #987DAD

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

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