#997DAB#997DAB

#997DAB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.075 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997DAB
RGB	rgb(153, 125, 171)
HSL	hsl(277, 21%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(277, 27%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.47, 19.62, -20.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.47, 28.28, 313.93°)
OKLab	oklab(63.24% 0.0497 -0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(63.24% 0.075 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.8199, 24.3801, 41.7605)
Luminance	0.2438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997DAB #8FAB7D

analogous

#827DAB #997DAB #AB7DA6

triadic

#997DAB #AB997D #7DAB99

tetradic

#997DAB #AB827D #8FAB7D #7DA6AB

square

#997DAB #AB827D #8FAB7D #7DA6AB

split-complementary

#997DAB #A6AB7D #7DAB82

monochromatic

#5B4469 #7B5C8F #997DAB #B6A2C3 #D3C7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#997DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#997DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997DAB

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997DAB	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7686AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C88AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97838D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.075 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a2c4',
    500: '#997dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997dab;
$custom-light: #b7a2c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 21.495,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63236,
    "c": 0.07454,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997DAB

secondary

#C0CBB9

accent

#BE6A8B

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997DAB

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

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