#997495#997495

#997495 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.066 H 330.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997495
RGB	rgb(153, 116, 149)
HSL	hsl(306, 15%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(306, 24%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 2.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.42, 20.30, -12.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.42, 23.71, 328.90°)
OKLab	oklab(60.64% 0.0569 -0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.066 330)
XYZ	xyz(24.8066, 21.4337, 31.2583)
Luminance	0.2143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997495 #749978

analogous

#8A7499 #997495 #997482

triadic

#997495 #959974 #749599

tetradic

#997495 #998A74 #749978 #748299

square

#997495 #998A74 #749978 #748299

split-complementary

#997495 #829974 #74998A

monochromatic

#553E52 #785874 #997495 #B397B0 #CDBBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#997495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#997495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997495

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997495	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C767F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 116, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.066 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b79cb4',
    500: '#997495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997495;
$custom-light: #b79cb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.486,
    "s": 15.353,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60636,
    "c": 0.06568,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.21433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997495

secondary

#ACBCAE

accent

#B87870

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110E11

muted

#807E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #997495

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

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