#997EBA#997EBA

#997EBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.093 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EBA
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 186)
HSL	hsl(267, 30%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 32%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 32.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.31, 22.39, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.31, 35.59, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(64.08% 0.0525 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(64.08% 0.093 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4589, 25.2393, 49.7646)
Luminance	0.2524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EBA #9FBA7E

analogous

#7E81BA #997EBA #B77EBA

triadic

#997EBA #BA997E #7EBA99

tetradic

#997EBA #BA7E81 #9FBA7E #7EBAB7

square

#997EBA #BA7E81 #9FBA7E #7EBAB7

split-complementary

#997EBA #BAB77E #81BA7E

monochromatic

#5C427C #7A57A3 #997EBA #B9A6CF #D8CEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#997EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#997EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EBA

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EBA	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7289BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.093 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3cf',
    500: '#997eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997eba;
$custom-light: #b8a3cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267,
    "s": 30.303,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64076,
    "c": 0.09252,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EBA

secondary

#CBD5BF

accent

#A93D78

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EBA

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

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