#997bbc

Color #997bbc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#997bbc

RGB

rgb(153, 123, 188)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 32.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 34.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.65, 24.58, -29.82)

LCH

lch(56.65, 38.64, 309.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1004, 304.86)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 48.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebc7b

Analogous

#7b7ebc

#997bbc

#ba7bbc

Triadic

#997bbc

#bc997b

#7bbc99

Split-complementary

#997bbc

#bcba7b

#7ebc7b

Tetradic

#997bbc

#bc7b9e

#9ebc7b

#7bbc99

Square

#997bbc

#bc7b7e

#9ebc7b

#7bbcba

Shades

Color #997bbc mixed toward black.

#7e59ab

#65468a

#4c3467

#332345

#191122

Tints

Color #997bbc mixed toward white.

#aa91c7

#bba7d2

#ccbdde

#ddd3e9

#eee9f4

Tones

Color #997bbc mixed toward gray.

#9980b7

#9a86b1

#9a8bac

#9b91a6

#9b96a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8daf · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#8f91ac · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#98a4a1 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997bbc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#997bbc (#997bbc) is rgb(153, 123, 188) in RGB.

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

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