#997CBC#997CBC

#997CBC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.099 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CBC
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 188)
HSL	hsl(267, 32%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 34%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.90, 24.01, -29.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.90, 37.99, 309.20°)
OKLab	oklab(63.79% 0.056 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(63.79% 0.099 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4198, 24.8185, 50.8078)
Luminance	0.2482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CBC #9FBC7C

analogous

#7C7FBC #997CBC #B97CBC

triadic

#997CBC #BC997C #7CBC99

tetradic

#997CBC #BC7C7F #9FBC7C #7CBCB9

square

#997CBC #BC7C7F #9FBC7C #7CBCB9

split-complementary

#997CBC #BCB97C #7FBC7C

monochromatic

#5C407D #7A55A6 #997CBC #B9A4D1 #D8CDE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#997CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#997CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CBC

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CBC	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F88BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7489BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.099 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a2d0',
    500: '#997cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cbc;
$custom-light: #b8a2d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.188,
    "s": 32.323,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63791,
    "c": 0.09867,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CBC

secondary

#CBD6BE

accent

#AB3A78

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F9

border

#D0CDD2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CBC

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

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