#997CBE#997CBE

#997CBE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.101 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CBE
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 190)
HSL	hsl(266, 34%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(266, 35%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 34.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.98, 24.47, -30.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.98, 39.06, 308.79°)
OKLab	oklab(63.88% 0.0564 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(63.88% 0.101 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6369, 24.9054, 51.9511)
Luminance	0.2490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CBE #A1BE7C

analogous

#7C80BE #997CBE #BA7CBE

triadic

#997CBE #BE997C #7CBE99

tetradic

#997CBE #BE7C80 #A1BE7C #7CBEBA

square

#997CBE #BE7C80 #A1BE7C #7CBEBA

split-complementary

#997CBE #BEBA7C #80BE7C

monochromatic

#5C4080 #7954A9 #997CBE #B9A5D2 #D9CEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#997CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#997CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CBE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CBE	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E88C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7489BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.101 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a2d2',
    500: '#997cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cbe;
$custom-light: #b8a2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.364,
    "s": 33.673,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63884,
    "c": 0.10133,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CBE

secondary

#CCD7BF

accent

#AC397A

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F9

border

#D0CDD2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CBE

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

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