#997EA1#997EA1

#997EA1 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.060 H 318.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EA1
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 161)
HSL	hsl(286, 16%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(286, 22%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, 16.93, -14.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 22.47, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(63.03% 0.045 -0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(63.03% 0.06 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.0298, 24.2677, 36.9715)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EA1 #86A17E

analogous

#887EA1 #997EA1 #A17E98

triadic

#997EA1 #A1997E #7EA199

tetradic

#997EA1 #A1887E #86A17E #7E98A1

square

#997EA1 #A1887E #86A17E #7E98A1

split-complementary

#997EA1 #98A17E #7EA188

monochromatic

#59455F #7B5F83 #997EA1 #B5A1BB #D1C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#997EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#997EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EA1

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EA1	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A85A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8088A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99828A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.060 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a3bc',
    500: '#997ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ea1;
$custom-light: #b7a3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.286,
    "s": 15.695,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6303,
    "c": 0.06013,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EA1

secondary

#B9C5B6

accent

#B86F80

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F3F6

border

#D0CDD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EA1

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

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