#997AF9#997AF9

#997AF9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.182 H 292.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997AF9
RGB	rgb(153, 122, 249)
HSL	hsl(255, 91%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(255, 51%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 51%, 0%, 2.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.46, 40.44, -59.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.46, 72.05, 304.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.71% 0.0681 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(66.71% 0.182 292)
XYZ	xyz(37.1907, 27.5299, 92.9585)
Luminance	0.2753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997AF9 #DAF97A

analogous

#7A9AF9 #997AF9 #D97AF9

triadic

#997AF9 #F9997A #7AF999

tetradic

#997AF9 #F97A9A #DAF97A #7AF9D9

square

#997AF9 #F97A9A #DAF97A #7AF9D9

split-complementary

#997AF9 #F9D97A #9AF97A

monochromatic

#420BEE #6C3FF6 #997AF9 #C6B5FC #E9E2FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#997AF9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#997AF9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997AF9

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997AF9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997AF9	1.00	3.23	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4591FD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A8DF6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8094AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997af9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 122, 249);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.182 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bca1fc',
    500: '#997af9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997af9;
$custom-light: #bca1fc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997af9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 249
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.646,
    "s": 91.367,
    "l": 72.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66711,
    "c": 0.18221,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.27531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997AF9

secondary

#EEF6D5

accent

#E600AD

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F7F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#120F17

muted

#817E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #997AF9

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

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