#997CAE#997CAE

#997CAE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.080 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CAE
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 174)
HSL	hsl(275, 24%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(275, 29%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, 20.85, -22.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 30.53, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(63.17% 0.0522 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(63.17% 0.08 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.9832, 24.2439, 43.2416)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CAE #91AE7C

analogous

#807CAE #997CAE #AE7CAA

triadic

#997CAE #AE997C #7CAE99

tetradic

#997CAE #AE807C #91AE7C #7CAAAE

square

#997CAE #AE807C #91AE7C #7CAAAE

split-complementary

#997CAE #AAAE7C #7CAE80

monochromatic

#5B436D #7B5A92 #997CAE #B6A2C5 #D4C8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#997CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#997CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CAE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CAE	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7486B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.080 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c6',
    500: '#997cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cae;
$custom-light: #b7a2c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.8,
    "s": 23.585,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63171,
    "c": 0.08024,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CAE

secondary

#C1CDB9

accent

#C0688D

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CAE

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

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