#997BBD#997BBD

#997BBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.102 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BBD
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 189)
HSL	hsl(267, 33%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 35%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.70, 24.82, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.70, 39.18, 309.30°)
OKLab	oklab(63.65% 0.0577 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(63.65% 0.102 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4033, 24.6124, 51.3359)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BBD #9FBD7B

analogous

#7B7EBD #997BBD #BA7BBD

triadic

#997BBD #BD997B #7BBD99

tetradic

#997BBD #BD7B7E #9FBD7B #7BBDBA

square

#997BBD #BD7B7E #9FBD7B #7BBDBA

split-complementary

#997BBD #BDBA7B #7EBD7B

monochromatic

#5C3F7E #7A54A7 #997BBD #B9A4D1 #D8CDE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#997BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#997BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BBD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BBD	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D87C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7388BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.102 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a1d1',
    500: '#997bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997bbd;
$custom-light: #b8a1d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63651,
    "c": 0.10173,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BBD

secondary

#CBD6BE

accent

#AC3978

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110F14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BBD

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

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