#997BC0#997BC0

#997BC0 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.106 H 303.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BC0
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 192)
HSL	hsl(266, 35%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(266, 36%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, 25.52, -31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 40.80, 308.71°)
OKLab	oklab(63.79% 0.0584 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(63.79% 0.106 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.7323, 24.7441, 53.0687)
Luminance	0.2474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BC0 #A2C07B

analogous

#7B80C0 #997BC0 #BC7BC0

triadic

#997BC0 #C0997B #7BC099

tetradic

#997BC0 #C07B80 #A2C07B #7BC0BC

square

#997BC0 #C07B80 #A2C07B #7BC0BC

split-complementary

#997BC0 #C0BC7B #80C07B

monochromatic

#5C3E82 #7952AC #997BC0 #B9A4D4 #D9CEE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#997BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#997BC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BC0

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BC0	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C88C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7288BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.106 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a1d3',
    500: '#997bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997bc0;
$custom-light: #b8a1d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 35.385,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63792,
    "c": 0.10571,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BC0

secondary

#CDD8BF

accent

#AE377B

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110F14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BC0

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

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