#997CB7#997CB7

#997CB7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.092 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CB7
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 183)
HSL	hsl(269, 29%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(269, 32%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, 22.86, -26.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 35.31, 310.35°)
OKLab	oklab(63.56% 0.0547 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(63.56% 0.092 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.8901, 24.6067, 48.0182)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CB7 #9AB77C

analogous

#7C7CB7 #997CB7 #B77CB7

triadic

#997CB7 #B7997C #7CB799

tetradic

#997CB7 #B77C7C #9AB77C #7CB7B7

square

#997CB7 #B77C7C #9AB77C #7CB7B7

split-complementary

#997CB7 #B7B77C #7CB77C

monochromatic

#5C4177 #7A579F #997CB7 #B8A3CD #D7CBE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#997CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#997CB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CB7

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CB7	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7187B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7688B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#958491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.092 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a2cc',
    500: '#997cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cb7;
$custom-light: #b8a2cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.492,
    "s": 29.064,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63564,
    "c": 0.09202,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CB7

secondary

#C8D3BC

accent

#A83E74

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F9

border

#D0CDD2

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CB7

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

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