#997CE3#997CE3

#997CE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.151 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CE3
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 227)
HSL	hsl(257, 65%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(257, 45%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 45.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.73, 33.56, -48.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.73, 59.05, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(65.77% 0.0634 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(65.77% 0.151 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.2062, 26.7331, 76.0160)
Luminance	0.2673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CE3 #C6E37C

analogous

#7C93E3 #997CE3 #CD7CE3

triadic

#997CE3 #E3997C #7CE399

tetradic

#997CE3 #E37C93 #C6E37C #7CE3CD

square

#997CE3 #E37C93 #C6E37C #7CE3CD

split-complementary

#997CE3 #E3CD7C #93E37C

monochromatic

#5228BC #724AD8 #997CE3 #C0AEEE #E8E1F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#997CE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#997CE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CE3

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CE3	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A8EE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F8CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#888FA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ce3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.151 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#baa2ec',
    500: '#997ce3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ce3;
$custom-light: #baa2ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ce3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.893,
    "s": 64.78,
    "l": 68.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65774,
    "c": 0.15067,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CE3

secondary

#E4EDCE

accent

#CD199A

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F3FD

border

#D0CDD5

text

#120F16

muted

#817F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CE3

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

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