#997DAF#997DAF

#997DAF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.080 H 309.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997DAF
RGB	rgb(153, 125, 175)
HSL	hsl(274, 24%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(274, 29%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.62, 20.50, -22.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.62, 30.38, 312.42°)
OKLab	oklab(63.4% 0.0509 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.08 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.2070, 24.5350, 43.7989)
Luminance	0.2454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997DAF #93AF7D

analogous

#807DAF #997DAF #AF7DAC

triadic

#997DAF #AF997D #7DAF99

tetradic

#997DAF #AF807D #93AF7D #7DACAF

square

#997DAF #AF807D #93AF7D #7DACAF

split-complementary

#997DAF #ACAF7D #7DAF80

monochromatic

#5B446E #7B5B94 #997DAF #B7A3C6 #D4C9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#997DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#997DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997DAF

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997DAF	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7586B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.080 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a3c7',
    500: '#997daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997daf;
$custom-light: #b7a3c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.6,
    "s": 23.81,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63404,
    "c": 0.07973,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997DAF

secondary

#C3CEBA

accent

#C0688F

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997DAF

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

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