#997CA2#997CA2

#997CA2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.065 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CA2
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 17%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(286, 23%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 23.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.88, 18.29, -16.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.88, 24.35, 318.70°)
OKLab	oklab(62.68% 0.0485 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(62.68% 0.065 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8652, 23.7967, 37.3534)
Luminance	0.2380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CA2 #85A27C

analogous

#867CA2 #997CA2 #A27C98

triadic

#997CA2 #A2997C #7CA299

tetradic

#997CA2 #A2867C #85A27C #7C98A2

square

#997CA2 #A2867C #85A27C #7C98A2

split-complementary

#997CA2 #98A27C #7CA286

monochromatic

#594460 #7A5D83 #997CA2 #B5A0BB #D1C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#997CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#997CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CA2

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CA2	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7884A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E87A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#998089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.065 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2bd',
    500: '#997ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ca2;
$custom-light: #b7a2bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.789,
    "s": 16.964,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62679,
    "c": 0.06511,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CA2

secondary

#B9C5B5

accent

#BA6E80

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CA2

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

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