#997FAF#997FAF

#997FAF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.076 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997FAF
RGB	rgb(153, 127, 175)
HSL	hsl(273, 23%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 27%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.12, 19.34, -21.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.12, 29.04, 311.76°)
OKLab	oklab(63.79% 0.0479 -0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(63.79% 0.076 309)
XYZ	xyz(28.4627, 25.0464, 43.8841)
Luminance	0.2505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#997FAF #95AF7F

analogous

#817FAF #997FAF #AF7FAD

triadic

#997FAF #AF997F #7FAF99

tetradic

#997FAF #AF817F #95AF7F #7FADAF

square

#997FAF #AF817F #95AF7F #7FADAF

split-complementary

#997FAF #ADAF7F #7FAF81

monochromatic

#5C456F #7B5D94 #997FAF #B7A5C7 #D5CADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#997FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#997FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997FAF

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997FAF	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#968590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 127, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.076 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7a4c7',
    500: '#997faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997faf;
$custom-light: #b7a4c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.5,
    "s": 23.077,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63789,
    "c": 0.07612,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.25046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997FAF

secondary

#C4CEBC

accent

#C06890

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997FAF

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

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