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#997CD9

#997cd9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997cd9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 48.63% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.49% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 258.71°, with 55.03% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.262

Complementary

  1. #997cd9
  2. #bcd97c

Split complementary

  1. #997cd9
  2. #d9c77c
  3. #8dd97c

Analogous

  1. #7c8dd9
  2. #997cd9
  3. #c77cd9

Triadic

  1. #997cd9
  2. #d9997c
  3. #7cd999

Tetradic

  1. #997cd9
  2. #d97cbc
  3. #bcd97c
  4. #7cd999

Square

  1. #997cd9
  2. #d97c8d
  3. #bcd97c
  4. #7cd9c7

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2a92
  2. #6b41c8
  3. #997cd9
  4. #c7b7ea
  5. #f3effa

Shades

#997cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997cd9
  2. #8a70c3
  3. #7a63ae
  4. #6b5798
  5. #5c4a82
  6. #4d3e6d
  7. #3d3257
  8. #2e2541
  9. #1f192b
  10. #0f0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#997cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997cd9
  2. #a389dd
  3. #ad96e1
  4. #b8a3e4
  5. #c2b0e8
  6. #ccbeec
  7. #d6cbf0
  8. #e0d8f4
  9. #ebe5f7
  10. #f5f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997cd9
  2. #977cd0
  3. #947dc7
  4. #927dbe
  5. #8f7eb5
  6. #8d7ead
  7. #8a7ea4
  8. #887f9b
  9. #857f92
  10. #838089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9186b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #618cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c8da0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b86db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d85d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9186ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997cd9 {
  color: #997cd9;
}
Background
.bg-997cd9 {
  background-color: #997cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #997cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 124 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 55% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997cd9, #c77cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 124 217 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.78 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.77 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.86 #668326 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997cd9  rgb(153, 124, 217)  hsl(259, 55%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#bcd97c  rgb(188, 217, 124)  hsl(79, 55%, 67%)  June Bud
#d9997c  rgb(217, 153, 124)  hsl(19, 55%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#7cd999  rgb(124, 217, 153)  hsl(139, 55%, 67%)  Granny Smith Apple