#997FBD#997FBD

#997FBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.095 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997FBD
RGB	rgb(153, 127, 189)
HSL	hsl(265, 32%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(265, 33%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 32.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.68, 22.51, -28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.68, 36.55, 308.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% 0.0518 -0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.095 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9097, 25.6252, 51.5047)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997FBD #A3BD7F

analogous

#7F84BD #997FBD #B87FBD

triadic

#997FBD #BD997F #7FBD99

tetradic

#997FBD #BD7F84 #A3BD7F #7FBDB8

square

#997FBD #BD7F84 #A3BD7F #7FBDB8

split-complementary

#997FBD #BDB87F #84BD7F

monochromatic

#5C4280 #7957A8 #997FBD #B9A7D2 #D9D0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#997FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#997FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997FBD

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997FBD	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#938896

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 127, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.095 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a4d1',
    500: '#997fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997fbd;
$custom-light: #b8a4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.161,
    "s": 31.959,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64401,
    "c": 0.09482,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997FBD

secondary

#CED7C0

accent

#AB3B7C

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#110F14

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #997FBD

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

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