#997CBD#997CBD
#997CBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.100 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 124, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 34.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, 24.24, -29.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 38.53, 308.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% 0.0562 -0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.1 304.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5280, 24.8618, 51.3775) |
| Luminance | 0.2486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.41
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.67
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.80
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997CBD #A0BD7C
analogous
#7C80BD #997CBD #BA7CBD
triadic
#997CBD #BD997C #7CBD99
tetradic
#997CBD #BD7C80 #A0BD7C #7CBDBA
square
#997CBD #BD7C80 #A0BD7C #7CBDBA
split-complementary
#997CBD #BDBA7C #80BD7C
monochromatic
#5C407F #7954A7 #997CBD #B9A5D2 #D8CDE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#997CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#997CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997CBD
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997CBD | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E88C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7489BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#938694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.100 304.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8a2d1',
500: '#997cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997cbd; $custom-light: #b8a2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 124,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.769,
"s": 32.995,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63837,
"c": 0.1,
"h": 304.2
},
"luminance": 0.24862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997CBD
secondary
#CCD7BE
accent
#AC3A79
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#110F14
muted
#807F82