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#997CFB

#997cfb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997cfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.04% cyan, 50.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.7°, with 94.07% saturation and 73.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2815

Complementary

  1. #997cfb
  2. #defb7c

Split complementary

  1. #997cfb
  2. #fbd87c
  3. #9ffb7c

Analogous

  1. #7c9ffb
  2. #997cfb
  3. #d87cfb

Triadic

  1. #997cfb
  2. #fb997c
  3. #7cfb99

Tetradic

  1. #997cfb
  2. #fb7cde
  3. #defb7c
  4. #7cfb99

Square

  1. #997cfb
  2. #fb7c9f
  3. #defb7c
  4. #7cfbd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3607d7
  2. #5f32f9
  3. #997cfb
  4. #d3c6fd
  5. #f0ebfe

Shades

#997cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997cfb
  2. #8a70e2
  3. #7a63c9
  4. #6b57b0
  5. #5c4a97
  6. #4d3e7e
  7. #3d3264
  8. #2e254b
  9. #1f1932
  10. #0f0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#997cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997cfb
  2. #a389fb
  3. #ad96fc
  4. #b8a3fc
  5. #c2b0fd
  6. #ccbefd
  7. #d6cbfd
  8. #e0d8fe
  9. #ebe5fe
  10. #f5f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997cfb
  2. #977cef
  3. #947de2
  4. #927dd6
  5. #8f7eca
  6. #8d7ebe
  7. #8a7eb1
  8. #887fa5
  9. #857f99
  10. #83808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9489c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4793ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b8ef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f96b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7287f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8cd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997cfb {
  color: #997cfb;
}
Background
.bg-997cfb {
  background-color: #997cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997cfb {
  border: 2px solid #997cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 124 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 94% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997cfb, #d87cfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 124 251 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.58 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.58 #668304 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997cfb  rgb(153, 124, 251)  hsl(254, 94%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#defb7c  rgb(222, 251, 124)  hsl(74, 94%, 74%)  Inchworm
#fb997c  rgb(251, 153, 124)  hsl(14, 94%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#7cfb99  rgb(124, 251, 153)  hsl(134, 94%, 74%)  Pale Green