#998CBB#998CBB

#998CBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.070 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#998CBB
RGB	rgb(153, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(257, 26%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(257, 25%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.88, 14.55, -22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.88, 26.99, 302.63°)
OKLab	oklab(66.84% 0.032 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(66.84% 0.07 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.4827, 29.1162, 50.9654)
Luminance	0.2912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#998CBB #AEBB8C

analogous

#8C97BB #998CBB #B18CBB

triadic

#998CBB #BB998C #8CBB99

tetradic

#998CBB #BB8C97 #AEBB8C #8CBBB1

square

#998CBB #BB8C97 #AEBB8C #8CBBB1

split-complementary

#998CBB #BBB18C #97BB8C

monochromatic

#5B4C81 #7766A4 #998CBB #BBB2D2 #DDD9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#998CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#998CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #998CBB

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##998CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##998CBB	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8293BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8492BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93939C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #998cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.070 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7adcf',
    500: '#998cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #998cbb;
$custom-light: #b7adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#998cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 25.683,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66837,
    "c": 0.07,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#998CBB

secondary

#D5DAC9

accent

#A44189

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #998CBB

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

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