#9987BF#9987BF

#9987BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.084 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9987BF
RGB	rgb(153, 135, 191)
HSL	hsl(259, 30%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(259, 29%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.76, 18.36, -26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.76, 32.41, 304.49°)
OKLab	oklab(66.03% 0.0405 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(66.03% 0.084 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.2028, 27.8617, 53.0141)
Luminance	0.2786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9987BF #ADBF87

analogous

#8791BF #9987BF #B587BF

triadic

#9987BF #BF9987 #87BF99

tetradic

#9987BF #BF8791 #ADBF87 #87BFB5

square

#9987BF #BF8791 #ADBF87 #87BFB5

split-complementary

#9987BF #BFB587 #91BF87

monochromatic

#5B4785 #775FAA #9987BF #BBAFD4 #DDD7EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#9987BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#9987BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9987BF

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9987BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9987BF	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B90C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D90BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92909B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9987bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 135, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.084 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8aad2',
    500: '#9987bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9987bf;
$custom-light: #b8aad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9987bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 30.435,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66025,
    "c": 0.08396,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9987BF

secondary

#D4DBC7

accent

#A93C86

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9987BF

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

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