#997BC5#997BC5
#997BC5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.112 H 302.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 123, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 39%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 38%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, 26.70, -34.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 43.49, 307.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.03% 0.0595 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.03% 0.112 302) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2957, 24.9694, 56.0360) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.98
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.14
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.11
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.95
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997BC5 #A7C57B
analogous
#7B82C5 #997BC5 #BE7BC5
triadic
#997BC5 #C5997B #7BC599
tetradic
#997BC5 #C57B82 #A7C57B #7BC5BE
square
#997BC5 #C57B82 #A7C57B #7BC5BE
split-complementary
#997BC5 #C5BE7B #82C57B
monochromatic
#5C3C89 #7850B2 #997BC5 #BAA6D8 #DBD0EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#997BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#997BC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997BC5
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997BC5 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6988C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F89C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#918797
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.112 302.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8a1d7',
500: '#997bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997bc5; $custom-light: #b8a1d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 123,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.324,
"s": 38.947,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64032,
"c": 0.11237,
"h": 302
},
"luminance": 0.24969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997BC5
secondary
#D0DBC1
accent
#B2347F
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FA
border
#D0CCD3
text
#110F14
muted
#807E83