#997EAE#997EAE

#997EAE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.077 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EAE
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(274, 23%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(274, 28%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, 19.70, -21.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 29.18, 312.45°)
OKLab	oklab(63.55% 0.0491 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(63.55% 0.077 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.2364, 24.7503, 43.3260)
Luminance	0.2475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EAE #93AE7E

analogous

#817EAE #997EAE #AE7EAB

triadic

#997EAE #AE997E #7EAE99

tetradic

#997EAE #AE817E #93AE7E #7EABAE

square

#997EAE #AE817E #93AE7E #7EABAE

split-complementary

#997EAE #ABAE7E #7EAE81

monochromatic

#5B456D #7B5C93 #997EAE #B7A4C6 #D4C9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#997EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#997EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EAE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EAE	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7687B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C89AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.077 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a3c6',
    500: '#997eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997eae;
$custom-light: #b7a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 22.857,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63554,
    "c": 0.07661,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EAE

secondary

#C3CDBA

accent

#BF688E

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EAE

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

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