#997BC2#997BC2

#997BC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.108 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BC2
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 194)
HSL	hsl(265, 37%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(265, 37%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 36.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.91, 25.99, -32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.91, 41.87, 308.36°)
OKLab	oklab(63.89% 0.0589 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(63.89% 0.108 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.9554, 24.8333, 54.2437)
Luminance	0.2483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BC2 #A4C27B

analogous

#7B81C2 #997BC2 #BD7BC2

triadic

#997BC2 #C2997B #7BC299

tetradic

#997BC2 #C27B81 #A4C27B #7BC2BD

square

#997BC2 #C27B81 #A4C27B #7BC2BD

split-complementary

#997BC2 #C2BD7B #81C27B

monochromatic

#5C3E85 #7951AF #997BC2 #B9A5D5 #DACFE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#997BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#997BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BC2

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BC2	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B88C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7188C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#928695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.108 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a1d4',
    500: '#997bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997bc2;
$custom-light: #b8a1d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 36.788,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63887,
    "c": 0.10837,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BC2

secondary

#CED9BF

accent

#B0367C

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FA

border

#D0CCD3

text

#110F14

muted

#807E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BC2

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

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