#997ECB#997ECB

#997ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.115 H 299.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997ECB
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 203)
HSL	hsl(261, 43%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(261, 38%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.04, 26.41, -36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.04, 44.79, 306.13°)
OKLab	oklab(64.88% 0.0565 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(64.88% 0.115 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.3748, 26.0056, 59.8550)
Luminance	0.2601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997ECB #B0CB7E

analogous

#7E8ACB #997ECB #C07ECB

triadic

#997ECB #CB997E #7ECB99

tetradic

#997ECB #CB7E8A #B0CB7E #7ECBC0

square

#997ECB #CB7E8A #B0CB7E #7ECBC0

split-complementary

#997ECB #CBC07E #8ACB7E

monochromatic

#5A3B93 #7752B9 #997ECB #BBAADD #DED5EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#997ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#997ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997ECB

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997ECB	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B8BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F8BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#908B9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.115 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3db',
    500: '#997ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ecb;
$custom-light: #b8a3db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.039,
    "s": 42.541,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64878,
    "c": 0.11542,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997ECB

secondary

#D6E0C5

accent

#B63087

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#110F15

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997ECB

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

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