#997EA2#997EA2

#997EA2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.061 H 317.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EA2
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 16%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(285, 22%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.39, 17.14, -15.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.39, 22.98, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(63.07% 0.0453 -0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(63.07% 0.061 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1184, 24.3031, 37.4378)
Luminance	0.2430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EA2 #87A27E

analogous

#877EA2 #997EA2 #A27E99

triadic

#997EA2 #A2997E #7EA299

tetradic

#997EA2 #A2877E #87A27E #7E99A2

square

#997EA2 #A2877E #87A27E #7E99A2

split-complementary

#997EA2 #99A27E #7EA287

monochromatic

#5A4560 #7B5F84 #997EA2 #B5A2BC #D1C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#997EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#997EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EA2

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EA2	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A85A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8088A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99828A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.061 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a3bd',
    500: '#997ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ea2;
$custom-light: #b7a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 16.216,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63069,
    "c": 0.06136,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EA2

secondary

#BAC5B7

accent

#B96F81

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F3F6

border

#D0CDD0

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EA2

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

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