#987EA3#987EA3

#987EA3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.062 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987EA3
RGB	rgb(152, 126, 163)
HSL	hsl(282, 17%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(282, 23%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, 17.00, -15.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 23.33, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(63.01% 0.0445 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(63.01% 0.062 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0196, 24.2418, 37.8990)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#987EA3 #89A37E

analogous

#867EA3 #987EA3 #A37E9C

triadic

#987EA3 #A3987E #7EA398

tetradic

#987EA3 #A3867E #89A37E #7E9CA3

square

#987EA3 #A3867E #89A37E #7E9CA3

split-complementary

#987EA3 #9CA37E #7EA386

monochromatic

#594561 #7A5F85 #987EA3 #B5A2BC #D1C5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#987EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#987EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #987EA3

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987EA3	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7985A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98828B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 126, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.062 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6a3be',
    500: '#987ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987ea3;
$custom-light: #b6a3be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.162,
    "s": 16.742,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63011,
    "c": 0.06203,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987EA3

secondary

#BBC6B7

accent

#B96E85

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F3F6

border

#D0CDD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #987EA3

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

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