#987FAE#987FAE

#987FAE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.074 H 308.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#987FAE
RGB	rgb(152, 127, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 22%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 27%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 27%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.99, 18.79, -21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.99, 28.40, 311.41°)
OKLab	oklab(63.65% 0.0464 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(63.65% 0.074 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1769, 24.9104, 43.3600)
Luminance	0.2491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#987FAE #95AE7F

analogous

#817FAE #987FAE #AE7FAD

triadic

#987FAE #AE987F #7FAE98

tetradic

#987FAE #AE817F #95AE7F #7FADAE

square

#987FAE #AE817F #95AE7F #7FADAE

split-complementary

#987FAE #ADAE7F #7FAE81

monochromatic

#5B456D #7A5D93 #987FAE #B6A4C6 #D4CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#987FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#987FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #987FAE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##987FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##987FAE	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C89AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#958590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #987fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 127, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.074 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6a4c6',
    500: '#987fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #987fae;
$custom-light: #b6a4c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#987fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 22.488,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63652,
    "c": 0.0744,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#987FAE

secondary

#C4CEBB

accent

#BF6991

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #987FAE

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

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