#997DAA#997DAA

#997DAA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.073 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997DAA
RGB	rgb(153, 125, 170)
HSL	hsl(277, 21%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(277, 26%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 26.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.43, 19.41, -19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.43, 27.76, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(63.2% 0.0494 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(63.2% 0.073 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.7250, 24.3422, 41.2604)
Luminance	0.2434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997DAA #8EAA7D

analogous

#827DAA #997DAA #AA7DA4

triadic

#997DAA #AA997D #7DAA99

tetradic

#997DAA #AA827D #8EAA7D #7DA4AA

square

#997DAA #AA827D #8EAA7D #7DA4AA

split-complementary

#997DAA #A4AA7D #7DAA82

monochromatic

#5B4468 #7B5C8D #997DAA #B6A2C2 #D3C7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#997DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#997DAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997DAA

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997DAA	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7686AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C88A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98838D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.073 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c3',
    500: '#997daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997daa;
$custom-light: #b7a2c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.333,
    "s": 20.93,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63195,
    "c": 0.07325,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997DAA

secondary

#BFCAB8

accent

#BD6A8A

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997DAA

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

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