#9797CD#9797CD
#9797CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.079 H 284.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9797CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 151, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, 11.92, -27.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 30.12, 293.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0193 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.079 284.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8457, 33.1196, 62.3026) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.97
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.29
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.85
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9797CD #CDCD97
analogous
#97B2CD #9797CD #B297CD
triadic
#9797CD #CD9797 #97CD97
tetradic
#9797CD #CD97B2 #CDCD97 #97CDB2
square
#9797CD #CD97B2 #CDCD97 #97CDB2
split-complementary
#9797CD #CDB297 #B2CD97
monochromatic
#4C4C9E #6E6EB9 #9797CD #C0C0E1 #EAEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#9797CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#9797CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9797CD
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9797CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9797CD | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AA0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9797cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 151, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.079 284.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b5dc',
500: '#9797cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9797cd; $custom-light: #b6b5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9797cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 151,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69634,
"c": 0.07876,
"h": 284.2
},
"luminance": 0.3312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9797CD
secondary
#E8E8D8
accent
#AE38AE
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083