#997EEC#997EEC
#997EEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.159 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997EEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 126, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 46.6%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.66, 34.74, -52.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.66, 62.63, 303.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.63% 0.062 -0.147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.63% 0.159 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7341, 27.7494, 82.8141) |
| Luminance | 0.2775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.06
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.69
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.15
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.36
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.45
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997EEC #D1EC7E
analogous
#7E9AEC #997EEC #D07EEC
triadic
#997EEC #EC997E #7EEC99
tetradic
#997EEC #EC7E9A #D1EC7E #7EECD0
square
#997EEC #EC7E9A #D1EC7E #7EECD0
split-complementary
#997EEC #ECD07E #9AEC7E
monochromatic
#4A1FD1 #6F49E4 #997EEC #C3B3F4 #EAE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#997EEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#997EEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997EEC
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997EEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997EEC | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5791F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B8EE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8593AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997eec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 126, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.159 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa4f3',
500: '#997eec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997eec; $custom-light: #baa4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997eec",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 126,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.727,
"s": 74.324,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66629,
"c": 0.15949,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.2775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997EEC
secondary
#EAF2D4
accent
#D60FA6
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#120F17
muted
#817F85