#987EA2#987EA2

#987EA2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.061 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987EA2
RGB	rgb(152, 126, 162)
HSL	hsl(283, 16%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 22%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.29, 16.79, -15.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.29, 22.82, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(62.97% 0.0441 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(62.97% 0.061 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.9304, 24.2061, 37.4290)
Luminance	0.2421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#987EA2 #88A27E

analogous

#867EA2 #987EA2 #A27E9A

triadic

#987EA2 #A2987E #7EA298

tetradic

#987EA2 #A2867E #88A27E #7E9AA2

square

#987EA2 #A2867E #88A27E #7E9AA2

split-complementary

#987EA2 #9AA27E #7EA286

monochromatic

#594560 #7A5F84 #987EA2 #B4A2BC #D1C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#987EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#987EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #987EA2

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987EA2	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A85A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98828A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 126, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.061 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6a3bd',
    500: '#987ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987ea2;
$custom-light: #b6a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.333,
    "s": 16.216,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62972,
    "c": 0.06078,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987EA2

secondary

#BBC5B7

accent

#B96F83

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F3F6

border

#D0CDD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #987EA2

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

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