#997EBE#997EBE

#997EBE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.098 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EBE
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 190)
HSL	hsl(265, 33%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(265, 34%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.47, 23.32, -29.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.47, 37.75, 308.15°)
OKLab	oklab(64.26% 0.0535 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(64.26% 0.098 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.8901, 25.4118, 52.0355)
Luminance	0.2541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EBE #A3BE7E

analogous

#7E83BE #997EBE #B97EBE

triadic

#997EBE #BE997E #7EBE99

tetradic

#997EBE #BE7E83 #A3BE7E #7EBEB9

square

#997EBE #BE7E83 #A3BE7E #7EBEB9

split-complementary

#997EBE #BEB97E #83BE7E

monochromatic

#5C4181 #7955A9 #997EBE #B9A7D3 #D9CFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#997EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#997EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EBE

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EBE	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7089C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.098 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3d2',
    500: '#997ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ebe;
$custom-light: #b8a3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.313,
    "s": 32.99,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64258,
    "c": 0.09789,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EBE

secondary

#CED8C0

accent

#AC3A7C

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EBE

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

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