#997DA2#997DA2

#997DA2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.063 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997DA2
RGB	rgb(153, 125, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 17%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(285, 23%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.14, 17.71, -15.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.14, 23.66, 318.47°)
OKLab	oklab(62.87% 0.0469 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(62.87% 0.063 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9911, 24.0486, 37.3954)
Luminance	0.2405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997DA2 #86A27D

analogous

#877DA2 #997DA2 #A27D99

triadic

#997DA2 #A2997D #7DA299

tetradic

#997DA2 #A2877D #86A27D #7D99A2

square

#997DA2 #A2877D #86A27D #7D99A2

split-complementary

#997DA2 #99A27D #7DA287

monochromatic

#594560 #7B5E84 #997DA2 #B5A1BC #D1C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#997DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#997DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997DA2

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997DA2	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7985A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99818A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.063 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2bd',
    500: '#997da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997da2;
$custom-light: #b7a2bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.405,
    "s": 16.592,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62874,
    "c": 0.06323,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997DA2

secondary

#B9C5B6

accent

#B96E81

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F3F6

border

#D0CDD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997DA2

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

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