#997ECC#997ECC

#997ECC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.117 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997ECC
RGB	rgb(153, 126, 204)
HSL	hsl(261, 43%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(261, 38%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 38.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.09, 26.65, -36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.09, 45.33, 306.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.93% 0.0567 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(64.93% 0.117 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.4943, 26.0535, 60.4846)
Luminance	0.2605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997ECC #B1CC7E

analogous

#7E8ACC #997ECC #C07ECC

triadic

#997ECC #CC997E #7ECC99

tetradic

#997ECC #CC7E8A #B1CC7E #7ECCC0

square

#997ECC #CC7E8A #B1CC7E #7ECCC0

split-complementary

#997ECC #CCC07E #8ACC7E

monochromatic

#5A3B95 #7652BB #997ECC #BCAADD #DED6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#997ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.21

#997ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997ECC

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997ECC	1.00	3.38	6.21	6.21
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A8CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F8BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F8B9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.117 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a3dc',
    500: '#997ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997ecc;
$custom-light: #b8a3dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.769,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64927,
    "c": 0.11676,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997ECC

secondary

#D7E0C6

accent

#B62F88

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#110F15

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997ECC

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

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