#997FB9#997FB9

#997FB9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.089 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997FB9
RGB	rgb(153, 127, 185)
HSL	hsl(267, 29%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(267, 31%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.52, 21.58, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.52, 34.39, 308.87°)
OKLab	oklab(64.22% 0.0507 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(64.22% 0.089 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4815, 25.4539, 49.2495)
Luminance	0.2545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997FB9 #9FB97F

analogous

#7F82B9 #997FB9 #B67FB9

triadic

#997FB9 #B9997F #7FB999

tetradic

#997FB9 #B97F82 #9FB97F #7FB9B6

square

#997FB9 #B97F82 #9FB97F #7FB9B6

split-complementary

#997FB9 #B9B67F #82B97F

monochromatic

#5C437B #7A59A2 #997FB9 #B9A7CF #D8CEE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#997FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#997FB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997FB9

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997FB9	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7389BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 127, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.089 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a4ce',
    500: '#997fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997fb9;
$custom-light: #b8a4ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 29.293,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64221,
    "c": 0.08944,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997FB9

secondary

#CBD5BF

accent

#A83E78

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997FB9

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

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