#997CAF#997CAF

#997CAF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.082 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CAF
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 175)
HSL	hsl(274, 24%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(274, 29%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.37, 21.07, -22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.37, 31.06, 312.73°)
OKLab	oklab(63.21% 0.0525 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(63.21% 0.082 310)
XYZ	xyz(28.0810, 24.2830, 43.7569)
Luminance	0.2428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CAF #92AF7C

analogous

#7F7CAF #997CAF #AF7CAB

triadic

#997CAF #AF997C #7CAF99

tetradic

#997CAF #AF7F7C #92AF7C #7CABAF

square

#997CAF #AF7F7C #92AF7C #7CABAF

split-complementary

#997CAF #ABAF7C #7CAF7F

monochromatic

#5B436E #7B5A94 #997CAF #B7A2C6 #D4C8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#997CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#997CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CAF

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CAF	1.00	3.59	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7386B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7988AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.082 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c7',
    500: '#997caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997caf;
$custom-light: #b7a2c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.118,
    "s": 24.171,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63213,
    "c": 0.08153,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.24283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CAF

secondary

#C2CDB9

accent

#C1678E

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CAF

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

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