#9F97BA#9F97BA
#9F97BA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.051 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F97BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 151, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 20%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 19%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.20, 10.03, -17.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.20, 19.79, 300.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% 0.0221 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.051 295.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2258, 33.0491, 51.0208) |
| Luminance | 0.3305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.77
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.33
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.52
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.63
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.14
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F97BA #B2BA97
analogous
#97A0BA #9F97BA #B097BA
triadic
#9F97BA #BA9F97 #97BA9F
tetradic
#9F97BA #BA97A0 #B2BA97 #97BAB0
square
#9F97BA #BA97A0 #B2BA97 #97BAB0
split-complementary
#9F97BA #BAB097 #A0BA97
monochromatic
#605681 #7D72A2 #9F97BA #C1BCD2 #E3E1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#9F97BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#9F97BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9F97BA
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F97BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F97BA | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909CBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919BB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A9CA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f97ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 151, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.051 295.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbb5ce',
500: '#9f97ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f97ba; $custom-light: #bbb5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f97ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 151,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.714,
"s": 20.231,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69517,
"c": 0.0514,
"h": 295.5
},
"luminance": 0.33049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F97BA
secondary
#DADCD1
accent
#9F478B
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082