#997CDF#997CDF

#997CDF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.145 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CDF
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 223)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(258, 44%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.52, 32.53, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.52, 56.89, 304.88°)
OKLab	oklab(65.55% 0.0629 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(65.55% 0.145 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.6605, 26.5148, 73.1422)
Luminance	0.2651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CDF #C2DF7C

analogous

#7C90DF #997CDF #CA7CDF

triadic

#997CDF #DF997C #7CDF99

tetradic

#997CDF #DF7C90 #C2DF7C #7CDFCA

square

#997CDF #DF7C90 #C2DF7C #7CDFCA

split-complementary

#997CDF #DFCA7C #90DF7C

monochromatic

#542CB5 #734BD3 #997CDF #BFADEB #E6DEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#997CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.30

#997CDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CDF

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CDF	1.00	3.33	6.30	6.30
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D8DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#628BDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A8EA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.145 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#baa2e9',
    500: '#997cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cdf;
$custom-light: #baa2e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.576,
    "s": 60.736,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65554,
    "c": 0.14538,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CDF

secondary

#E2EBCC

accent

#C81D96

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F3FD

border

#D0CDD5

text

#120F16

muted

#817F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CDF

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

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