#998EBA#998EBA

#998EBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.065 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#998EBA
RGB	rgb(153, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(255, 24%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(255, 24%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.36, 13.18, -21.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.36, 25.16, 301.59°)
OKLab	oklab(67.2% 0.0287 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(67.2% 0.065 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.6709, 29.6633, 50.5019)
Luminance	0.2966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#998EBA #AFBA8E

analogous

#8E99BA #998EBA #AF8EBA

triadic

#998EBA #BA998E #8EBA99

tetradic

#998EBA #BA8E99 #AFBA8E #8EBAAF

square

#998EBA #BA8E99 #AFBA8E #8EBAAF

split-complementary

#998EBA #BAAF8E #99BA8E

monochromatic

#5A4E80 #7768A3 #998EBA #BBB4D1 #DEDAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#998EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#998EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #998EBA

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##998EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##998EBA	1.00	3.03	6.93	6.93
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8494BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8694B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93959D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #998eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.065 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7afce',
    500: '#998eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #998eba;
$custom-light: #b7afce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#998eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 24.176,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67195,
    "c": 0.06527,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#998EBA

secondary

#D6DACA

accent

#A3438B

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #998EBA

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

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