#987DAE#987DAE

#987DAE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.078 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987DAE
RGB	rgb(152, 125, 174)
HSL	hsl(273, 23%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 28%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.48, 19.94, -22.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.48, 29.75, 312.10°)
OKLab	oklab(63.27% 0.0494 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(63.27% 0.078 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.9211, 24.3989, 43.2747)
Luminance	0.2440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#987DAE #93AE7D

analogous

#7F7DAE #987DAE #AE7DAB

triadic

#987DAE #AE987D #7DAE98

tetradic

#987DAE #AE7F7D #93AE7D #7DABAE

square

#987DAE #AE7F7D #93AE7D #7DABAE

split-complementary

#987DAE #ABAE7D #7DAE7F

monochromatic

#5A446D #7A5B93 #987DAE #B6A3C5 #D4C8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#987DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#987DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #987DAE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987DAE	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7586B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 125, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.078 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c6',
    500: '#987dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987dae;
$custom-light: #b7a2c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.061,
    "s": 23.223,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63266,
    "c": 0.07802,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987DAE

secondary

#C2CDBA

accent

#C0688F

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #987DAE

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

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