#997BEF#997BEF

#997BEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.168 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997BEF
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 239)
HSL	hsl(256, 78%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(256, 49%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 48.5%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.13, 37.24, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.13, 66.11, 304.28°)
OKLab	oklab(66.28% 0.0661 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(66.28% 0.168 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.7957, 27.1694, 85.0029)
Luminance	0.2717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997BEF #D1EF7B

analogous

#7B97EF #997BEF #D37BEF

triadic

#997BEF #EF997B #7BEF99

tetradic

#997BEF #EF7B97 #D1EF7B #7BEFD3

square

#997BEF #EF7B97 #D1EF7B #7BEFD3

split-complementary

#997BEF #EFD37B #97EF7B

monochromatic

#4A1AD6 #6F44E8 #997BEF #C3B2F6 #EAE4FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#997BEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.43

#997BEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997BEF

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997BEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997BEF	1.00	3.26	6.43	6.43
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5090F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#558CEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8492AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997bef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.168 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba1f5',
    500: '#997bef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997bef;
$custom-light: #bba1f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997bef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.517,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66284,
    "c": 0.16787,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997BEF

secondary

#EAF2D3

accent

#DB0BA5

background

#FBFAFF

surface

#F7F3FE

border

#D0CDD6

text

#120F17

muted

#817F85

Preview Lab

Preview with #997BEF

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

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