#997DEB#997DEB

#997DEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.160 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997DEB
RGB	rgb(153, 125, 235)
HSL	hsl(255, 73%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.38, 35.05, -52.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.38, 62.72, 303.98°)
OKLab	oklab(66.4% 0.0631 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(66.4% 0.16 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.4620, 27.4370, 82.0087)
Luminance	0.2744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997DEB #CFEB7D

analogous

#7D98EB #997DEB #D07DEB

triadic

#997DEB #EB997D #7DEB99

tetradic

#997DEB #EB7D98 #CFEB7D #7DEBD0

square

#997DEB #EB7D98 #CFEB7D #7DEBD0

split-complementary

#997DEB #EBD07D #98EB7D

monochromatic

#4C20CE #6F48E3 #997DEB #C3B2F3 #EAE4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#997DEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.49

#997DEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997DEB

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997DEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997DEB	1.00	3.24	6.49	6.49
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5690EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B8DE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8592A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997deb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.160 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#baa3f2',
    500: '#997deb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997deb;
$custom-light: #baa3f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997deb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.273,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66398,
    "c": 0.15968,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997DEB

secondary

#E9F1D3

accent

#D510A3

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F7F4FD

border

#D0CED5

text

#120F17

muted

#817F85

Preview Lab

Preview with #997DEB

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

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