#997EBB#997EBB

#997EBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.094 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EBB
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 187)
HSL	hsl(267, 31%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 33%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.35, 22.62, -28.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.35, 36.13, 308.76°)
OKLab	oklab(64.12% 0.0527 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(64.12% 0.094 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.5656, 25.2820, 50.3264)
Luminance	0.2528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EBB #A0BB7E

analogous

#7E82BB #997EBB #B87EBB

triadic

#997EBB #BB997E #7EBB99

tetradic

#997EBB #BB7E82 #A0BB7E #7EBBB8

square

#997EBB #BB7E82 #A0BB7E #7EBBB8

split-complementary

#997EBB #BBB87E #82BB7E

monochromatic

#5C427D #7957A5 #997EBB #B9A6D0 #D8CEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#997EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#997EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EBB

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EBB	1.00	3.47	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7189BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.094 304.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.557,
    "s": 30.964,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64121,
    "c": 0.09386,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EBB

secondary

#CCD6BF

accent

#AA3C79

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EBB

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

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