#997BB0#997BB0

#997BB0 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.085 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BB0
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 176)
HSL	hsl(274, 25%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(274, 30%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.16, 21.87, -23.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.16, 32.26, 312.69°)
OKLab	oklab(63.07% 0.0543 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(63.07% 0.085 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0549, 24.0731, 44.2345)
Luminance	0.2407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BB0 #92B07B

analogous

#7E7BB0 #997BB0 #B07BAC

triadic

#997BB0 #B0997B #7BB099

tetradic

#997BB0 #B07E7B #92B07B #7BACB0

square

#997BB0 #B07E7B #92B07B #7BACB0

split-complementary

#997BB0 #ACB07B #7BB07E

monochromatic

#5B426E #7B5995 #997BB0 #B7A1C7 #D4C8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#997BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#997BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BB0

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BB0	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	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)

#7285B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7887AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.085 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a1c7',
    500: '#997bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997bb0;
$custom-light: #b7a1c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.962,
    "s": 25.118,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63066,
    "c": 0.08463,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BB0

secondary

#C2CEB9

accent

#C2668E

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BB0

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

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