#997EB9#997EB9

#997EB9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.091 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EB9
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 185)
HSL	hsl(267, 30%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 32%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.27, 22.16, -27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.27, 35.05, 309.22°)
OKLab	oklab(64.03% 0.0522 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(64.03% 0.091 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.3529, 25.1969, 49.2067)
Luminance	0.2520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EB9 #9EB97E

analogous

#7E80B9 #997EB9 #B67EB9

triadic

#997EB9 #B9997E #7EB999

tetradic

#997EB9 #B97E80 #9EB97E #7EB9B6

square

#997EB9 #B97E80 #9EB97E #7EB9B6

split-complementary

#997EB9 #B9B67E #80B97E

monochromatic

#5C427A #7A58A2 #997EB9 #B8A6CF #D8CDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#997EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#997EB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EB9

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EB9	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7289BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948793

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.091 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3ce',
    500: '#997eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997eb9;
$custom-light: #b8a3ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.458,
    "s": 29.648,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64031,
    "c": 0.09118,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EB9

secondary

#CAD5BE

accent

#A83D77

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EB9

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

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