#997AE3#997AE3
#997AE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.154 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 122, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 65%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, 34.70, -49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 60.31, 305.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.42% 0.0661 -0.1388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.42% 0.154 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9581, 26.2369, 75.9333) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.15
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.70
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.99
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.55
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.74
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997AE3 #C4E37A
analogous
#7A8FE3 #997AE3 #CD7AE3
triadic
#997AE3 #E3997A #7AE399
tetradic
#997AE3 #E37A8F #C4E37A #7AE3CD
square
#997AE3 #E37A8F #C4E37A #7AE3CD
split-complementary
#997AE3 #E3CD7A #8FE37A
monochromatic
#5327BB #7247D8 #997AE3 #C0ADEE #E7DFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#997AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#997AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997AE3
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997AE3 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#578DE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D8BE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#888EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 122, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.154 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa1ec',
500: '#997ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997ae3; $custom-light: #baa1ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 122,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.714,
"s": 65.217,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65424,
"c": 0.15373,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.26237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997AE3
secondary
#E3ECCD
accent
#CD1898
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120F16
muted
#817E84