#977FAE#977FAE

#977FAE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.074 H 307.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#977FAE
RGB	rgb(151, 127, 174)
HSL	hsl(271, 22%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(271, 27%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 27%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.89, 18.46, -21.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.89, 28.30, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(63.56% 0.0452 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(63.56% 0.074 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.9904, 24.8142, 43.3512)
Luminance	0.2481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#977FAE #96AE7F

analogous

#807FAE #977FAE #AE7FAE

triadic

#977FAE #AE977F #7FAE97

tetradic

#977FAE #AE807F #96AE7F #7FAEAE

square

#977FAE #AE807F #96AE7F #7FAEAE

split-complementary

#977FAE #AEAE7F #7FAE80

monochromatic

#5A456D #785D93 #977FAE #B5A4C6 #D4CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#977FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#977FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #977FAE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##977FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##977FAE	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C89AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #977fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 127, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.074 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6a4c6',
    500: '#977fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #977fae;
$custom-light: #b6a4c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#977fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.638,
    "s": 22.488,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63557,
    "c": 0.07403,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#977FAE

secondary

#C4CEBB

accent

#BF6993

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #977FAE

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

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