#997caf

Color #997caf

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#997caf

RGB

rgb(153, 124, 175)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 24.2%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 29.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(56.37, 21.07, -22.81)

LCH

lch(56.37, 31.05, 312.73)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0815, 310.02)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 48.6%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92af7c

Analogous

#7f7caf

#997caf

#af7cab

Triadic

#997caf

#af997c

#7caf99

Split-complementary

#997caf

#abaf7c

#7caf7f

Tetradic

#997caf

#af7c92

#92af7c

#7caf99

Square

#997caf

#af7f7c

#92af7c

#7cabaf

Shades

Color #997caf mixed toward black.

#815e9b

#674c7c

#4d395d

#33263e

#1a131f

Tints

Color #997caf mixed toward white.

#aa92bc

#bba8ca

#ccbdd7

#ddd3e4

#eee9f2

Tones

Color #997caf mixed toward gray.

#9880ab

#9884a6

#9789a2

#978d9e

#96919a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

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

#8d8da4 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#8f91a2 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#989c99 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997caf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997caf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#997caf (#997caf) is rgb(153, 124, 175) in RGB.

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

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