#997DEF#997DEF
#997DEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.165 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997DEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 125, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 78%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 48%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 47.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.59, 36.10, -53.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.59, 64.86, 303.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.63% 0.0636 -0.1522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.63% 0.165 292.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0464, 27.6707, 85.0864) |
| Luminance | 0.2767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.71
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.15
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.66
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.22
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997DEF #D3EF7D
analogous
#7D9AEF #997DEF #D27DEF
triadic
#997DEF #EF997D #7DEF99
tetradic
#997DEF #EF7D9A #D3EF7D #7DEFD2
square
#997DEF #EF7D9A #D3EF7D #7DEFD2
split-complementary
#997DEF #EFD27D #9AEF7D
monochromatic
#491AD7 #6E47E8 #997DEF #C4B3F6 #EAE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#997DEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#997DEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997DEF
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997DEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997DEF | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5391F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#588DEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8493AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997def; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 125, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.165 292.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bba3f5',
500: '#997def',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997def; $custom-light: #bba3f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997def",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 125,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.737,
"s": 78.082,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66628,
"c": 0.16491,
"h": 292.7
},
"luminance": 0.27672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997DEF
secondary
#EBF3D5
accent
#DA0BA7
background
#FBFAFF
surface
#F7F4FE
border
#D0CED6
text
#120F17
muted
#817F85