#997EAA#997EAA

#997EAA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.071 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EAA
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 170)
HSL	hsl(277, 21%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(277, 26%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 25.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.68, 18.83, -19.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.68, 27.08, 314.05°)
OKLab	oklab(63.39% 0.0479 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(63.39% 0.071 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.8522, 24.5966, 41.3028)
Luminance	0.2460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#997EAA #8FAA7E

analogous

#837EAA #997EAA #AA7EA5

triadic

#997EAA #AA997E #7EAA99

tetradic

#997EAA #AA837E #8FAA7E #7EA5AA

square

#997EAA #AA837E #8FAA7E #7EA5AA

split-complementary

#997EAA #A5AA7E #7EAA83

monochromatic

#5B4569 #7B5D8E #997EAA #B6A3C2 #D3C8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#997EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#997EAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EAA

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EAA	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D89A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98838D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.071 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a3c3',
    500: '#997eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997eaa;
$custom-light: #b7a3c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 20.561,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63388,
    "c": 0.07142,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EAA

secondary

#C0CBB9

accent

#BD6B8B

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F12

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EAA

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

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