#997CBF#997CBF
#997CBF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.103 H 303.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 124, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 34%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 35%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 35.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 24.70, -30.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 39.60, 308.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.93% 0.0567 -0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.93% 0.103 303.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7465, 24.9493, 52.5287) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.47
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.54
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.25
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.48
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997CBF #A2BF7C
analogous
#7C81BF #997CBF #BB7CBF
triadic
#997CBF #BF997C #7CBF99
tetradic
#997CBF #BF7C81 #A2BF7C #7CBFBB
square
#997CBF #BF7C81 #A2BF7C #7CBFBB
split-complementary
#997CBF #BFBB7C #81BF7C
monochromatic
#5C3F81 #7953AB #997CBF #B9A5D3 #D9CEE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#997CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#997CBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997CBF
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997CBF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D88C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7389BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#938695
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.103 303.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8a2d2',
500: '#997cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997cbf; $custom-light: #b8a2d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 124,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.97,
"s": 34.359,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6393,
"c": 0.10267,
"h": 303.5
},
"luminance": 0.24949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997CBF
secondary
#CDD8BF
accent
#AD387B
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#110F14
muted
#807F82