#997CEF#997CEF

#997CEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.166 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997CEF
RGB	rgb(153, 124, 239)
HSL	hsl(255, 78%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(255, 48%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 48.1%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.36, 36.67, -54.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.36, 65.49, 304.05°)
OKLab	oklab(66.46% 0.0648 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(66.46% 0.166 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.9204, 27.4188, 85.0444)
Luminance	0.2742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997CEF #D2EF7C

analogous

#7C98EF #997CEF #D27CEF

triadic

#997CEF #EF997C #7CEF99

tetradic

#997CEF #EF7C98 #D2EF7C #7CEFD2

square

#997CEF #EF7C98 #D2EF7C #7CEFD2

split-complementary

#997CEF #EFD27C #98EF7C

monochromatic

#4A1AD6 #6F45E8 #997CEF #C3B3F6 #EAE4FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#997CEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.48

#997CEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997CEF

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997CEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997CEF	1.00	3.24	6.48	6.48
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5290F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#568DEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8493AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997cef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 124, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.166 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba2f5',
    500: '#997cef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997cef;
$custom-light: #bba2f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997cef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.13,
    "s": 78.231,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66455,
    "c": 0.16639,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997CEF

secondary

#EBF3D4

accent

#DA0BA6

background

#FBFAFF

surface

#F7F3FE

border

#D0CDD6

text

#120F17

muted

#817F85

Preview Lab

Preview with #997CEF

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

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