#997EC2#997EC2

#997EC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.103 H 301.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997EC2
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 194)
HSL	hsl(264, 36%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(264, 35%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.64, 24.25, -31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.64, 39.91, 307.42°)
OKLab	oklab(64.44% 0.0545 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(64.44% 0.103 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.3333, 25.5890, 54.3696)
Luminance	0.2559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997EC2 #A7C27E

analogous

#7E85C2 #997EC2 #BB7EC2

triadic

#997EC2 #C2997E #7EC299

tetradic

#997EC2 #C27E85 #A7C27E #7EC2BB

square

#997EC2 #C27E85 #A7C27E #7EC2BB

split-complementary

#997EC2 #C2BB7E #85C27E

monochromatic

#5C3F86 #7854AE #997EC2 #BAA8D6 #DBD1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#997EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#997EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997EC2

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997EC2	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#748AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#928997

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.103 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3d4',
    500: '#997ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ec2;
$custom-light: #b8a3d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.824,
    "s": 35.789,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64444,
    "c": 0.10327,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997EC2

secondary

#D0DAC2

accent

#AF377F

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FA

border

#D0CED3

text

#110F14

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997EC2

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

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