#997EC0#997EC0

#997EC0 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.101 H 302.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EC0
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 192)
HSL	hsl(265, 34%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(265, 34%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 34.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.56, 23.78, -30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.56, 38.83, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(64.35% 0.054 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(64.35% 0.101 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.1102, 25.4998, 53.1946)
Luminance	0.2550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#997EC0 #A5C07E

analogous

#7E84C0 #997EC0 #BA7EC0

triadic

#997EC0 #C0997E #7EC099

tetradic

#997EC0 #C07E84 #A5C07E #7EC0BA

square

#997EC0 #C07E84 #A5C07E #7EC0BA

split-complementary

#997EC0 #C0BA7E #84C07E

monochromatic

#5C4083 #7855AC #997EC0 #BAA7D4 #DAD0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#997EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#997EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EC0

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EC0	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938896

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.101 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3d3',
    500: '#997ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ec0;
$custom-light: #b8a3d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.545,
    "s": 34.375,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64351,
    "c": 0.10058,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EC0

secondary

#CFD9C1

accent

#AD387D

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EC0

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

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