#997AB2#997AB2

#997AB2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.089 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997AB2
RGB	rgb(153, 122, 178)
HSL	hsl(273, 27%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 31%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 31.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.99, 22.89, -25.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.99, 33.98, 312.35°)
OKLab	oklab(62.97% 0.0563 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(62.97% 0.089 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.1308, 23.9060, 45.2432)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997AB2 #93B27A

analogous

#7D7AB2 #997AB2 #B27AAF

triadic

#997AB2 #B2997A #7AB299

tetradic

#997AB2 #B27D7A #93B27A #7AAFB2

square

#997AB2 #B27D7A #93B27A #7AAFB2

split-complementary

#997AB2 #AFB27A #7AB27D

monochromatic

#5B4170 #7B5897 #997AB2 #B7A1C8 #D4C8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#997AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#997AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997AB2

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997AB2	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7085B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7787B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 122, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.089 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a0c9',
    500: '#997ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ab2;
$custom-light: #b7a0c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.214,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62965,
    "c": 0.08903,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997AB2

secondary

#C3CFB9

accent

#C3658F

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997AB2

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

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