#997FCB#997FCB

#997FCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.114 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997FCB
RGB	rgb(153, 127, 203)
HSL	hsl(261, 42%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(261, 37%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.29, 25.83, -35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.29, 44.14, 305.81°)
OKLab	oklab(65.06% 0.0551 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(65.06% 0.114 299)
XYZ	xyz(31.5033, 26.2627, 59.8978)
Luminance	0.2626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997FCB #B1CB7F

analogous

#7F8BCB #997FCB #BF7FCB

triadic

#997FCB #CB997F #7FCB99

tetradic

#997FCB #CB7F8B #B1CB7F #7FCBBF

square

#997FCB #CB7F8B #B1CB7F #7FCBBF

split-complementary

#997FCB #CBBF7F #8BCB7F

monochromatic

#5A3C94 #7653B9 #997FCB #BCABDD #DED6EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#997FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.25

#997FCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997FCB

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997FCB	1.00	3.36	6.25	6.25
#FFFFFF	3.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C8CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#708CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#908C9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 127, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.114 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8a4db',
    500: '#997fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997fcb;
$custom-light: #b8a4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.526,
    "s": 42.222,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65062,
    "c": 0.11377,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.26263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997FCB

secondary

#D7E0C6

accent

#B53088

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#110F15

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #997FCB

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

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