#997FBB#997FBB

#997FBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.092 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997FBB
RGB	rgb(153, 127, 187)
HSL	hsl(266, 31%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(266, 32%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 32.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.60, 22.04, -27.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.60, 35.47, 308.42°)
OKLab	oklab(64.31% 0.0512 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(64.31% 0.092 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6941, 25.5390, 50.3692)
Luminance	0.2554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997FBB #A1BB7F

analogous

#7F83BB #997FBB #B77FBB

triadic

#997FBB #BB997F #7FBB99

tetradic

#997FBB #BB7F83 #A1BB7F #7FBBB7

square

#997FBB #BB7F83 #A1BB7F #7FBBB7

split-complementary

#997FBB #BBB77F #83BB7F

monochromatic

#5C427D #7958A5 #997FBB #B9A7D0 #D9CFE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#997FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#997FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997FBB

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997FBB	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 127, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.092 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a4cf',
    500: '#997fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997fbb;
$custom-light: #b8a4cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64311,
    "c": 0.09213,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997FBB

secondary

#CCD6C0

accent

#A93C7A

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997FBB

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

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