#997CCB#997CCB

#997CCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.119 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CCB
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 203)
HSL	hsl(262, 43%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(262, 39%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.56, 27.56, -36.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.56, 46.08, 306.73°)
OKLab	oklab(64.51% 0.0594 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(64.51% 0.119 300)
XYZ	xyz(31.1216, 25.4993, 59.7706)
Luminance	0.2550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CCB #AECB7C

analogous

#7C87CB #997CCB #C07CCB

triadic

#997CCB #CB997C #7CCB99

tetradic

#997CCB #CB7C87 #AECB7C #7CCBC0

square

#997CCB #CB7C87 #AECB7C #7CCBC0

split-complementary

#997CCB #CBC07C #87CB7C

monochromatic

#5B3A92 #7750BA #997CCB #BBA8DC #DDD4EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#997CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#997CCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CCB

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CCB	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#688ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D8AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90899A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.119 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a2db',
    500: '#997ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ccb;
$custom-light: #b8a2db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.025,
    "s": 43.169,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6451,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.25499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CCB

secondary

#D5DFC4

accent

#B62F85

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F3FB

border

#D0CDD4

text

#110F15

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CCB

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

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