#997abc

Color #997abc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#997abc

RGB

rgb(153, 122, 188)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 33%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 35.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.41, 25.16, -30.2)

LCH

lch(56.41, 39.31, 309.8)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1021, 305.23)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 47.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbc7a

Analogous

#7a7cbc

#997abc

#ba7abc

Triadic

#997abc

#bc997a

#7abc99

Split-complementary

#997abc

#bcba7a

#7cbc7a

Tetradic

#997abc

#bc7a9d

#9dbc7a

#7abc99

Square

#997abc

#bc7a7c

#9dbc7a

#7abcba

Shades

Color #997abc mixed toward black.

#7f58ab

#654589

#4c3467

#332345

#191122

Tints

Color #997abc mixed toward white.

#aa90c7

#bba6d2

#ccbdde

#ddd3e9

#eee9f4

Tones

Color #997abc mixed toward gray.

#9980b7

#9a85b1

#9a8bac

#9a90a6

#9b96a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8caf · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#8e91ac · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#98a4a1 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 22.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #997abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997abc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#997abc (#997abc) is rgb(153, 122, 188) in RGB.

No, #997abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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