#997EC7#997EC7
#997EC7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.110 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997EC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 126, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 39%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 37%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.86, 25.44, -34.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.86, 42.62, 306.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.68% 0.0556 -0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.68% 0.11 300.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9043, 25.8174, 57.3769) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.27
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.12
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.45
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.47
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997EC7 #ACC77E
analogous
#7E87C7 #997EC7 #BD7EC7
triadic
#997EC7 #C7997E #7EC799
tetradic
#997EC7 #C77E87 #ACC77E #7EC7BD
square
#997EC7 #C77E87 #ACC77E #7EC7BD
split-complementary
#997EC7 #C7BD7E #87C77E
monochromatic
#5B3D8D #7753B4 #997EC7 #BBA9DA #DCD3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#997EC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#997EC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997EC7
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997EC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997EC7 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718BC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#918A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997ec7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.110 300.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8a3d8',
500: '#997ec7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997ec7; $custom-light: #b8a3d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997ec7",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 126,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.192,
"s": 39.459,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64683,
"c": 0.11003,
"h": 300.4
},
"luminance": 0.25818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997EC7
secondary
#D4DDC4
accent
#B23383
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#110F14
muted
#807F83