#997af0

Color #997af0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#997af0

RGB

rgb(153, 122, 240)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 79.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 49.2%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 49.2%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(58.96, 38.07, -55.45)

LCH

lch(58.96, 67.26, 304.47)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.1706, 293.27)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 47.8%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1f07a

Analogous

#7a96f0

#997af0

#d47af0

Triadic

#997af0

#f0997a

#7af099

Split-complementary

#997af0

#f0d47a

#96f07a

Tetradic

#997af0

#f07ad1

#d1f07a

#7af099

Square

#997af0

#f07a96

#d1f07a

#7af0d4

Shades

Color #997af0 mixed toward black.

#7044ea

#4b19d9

#3812a3

#260c6c

#130636

Tints

Color #997af0 mixed toward white.

#aa90f2

#bba6f5

#ccbdf7

#ddd3fa

#eee9fc

Tones

Color #997af0 mixed toward gray.

#9e84e6

#a28edc

#a798d3

#aca1c9

#b0abbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8cdb · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#8e91d5 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#98c8c4 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997af0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997af0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#997af0 (#997af0) is rgb(153, 122, 240) in RGB.

No, #997af0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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