#997396#997396

#997396 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.069 H 329.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997396
RGB	rgb(153, 115, 150)
HSL	hsl(305, 16%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(305, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.21, 21.08, -13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.21, 24.84, 328.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.48% 0.0588 -0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(60.48% 0.069 329)
XYZ	xyz(24.7721, 21.2365, 31.6424)
Luminance	0.2124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997396 #739976

analogous

#897399 #997396 #997383

triadic

#997396 #969973 #739699

tetradic

#997396 #998973 #739976 #738399

square

#997396 #998973 #739976 #738399

split-complementary

#997396 #839973 #739989

monochromatic

#543D52 #785775 #997396 #B396B1 #CDBACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#997396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#997396 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997396

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997396	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C767F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 115, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.069 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b79bb5',
    500: '#997396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997396;
$custom-light: #b79bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.737,
    "s": 15.702,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60484,
    "c": 0.06862,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.21236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997396

secondary

#ACBCAD

accent

#B8756F

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110E11

muted

#807E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #997396

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

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