#997BAF#997BAF

#997BAF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.083 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BAF
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 175)
HSL	hsl(275, 25%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(275, 30%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 29.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.12, 21.65, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.12, 31.73, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(63.02% 0.054 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(63.02% 0.083 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.9563, 24.0337, 43.7153)
Luminance	0.2403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BAF #91AF7B

analogous

#7F7BAF #997BAF #AF7BAB

triadic

#997BAF #AF997B #7BAF99

tetradic

#997BAF #AF7F7B #91AF7B #7BABAF

square

#997BAF #AF7F7B #91AF7B #7BABAF

split-complementary

#997BAF #ABAF7B #7BAF7F

monochromatic

#5B426D #7B5993 #997BAF #B6A1C6 #D4C7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#997BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#997BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BAF

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BAF	1.00	3.62	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7285B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7987AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.083 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a1c7',
    500: '#997baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997baf;
$custom-light: #b7a1c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.615,
    "s": 24.528,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63023,
    "c": 0.08334,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BAF

secondary

#C1CDB9

accent

#C1678D

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BAF

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

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