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#997DDA

#997dda ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997dda is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.82% cyan, 42.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 258.06°, with 55.69% saturation and 67.25% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #997dda
  2. #beda7d

Split complementary

  1. #997dda
  2. #dac77d
  3. #8fda7d

Analogous

  1. #7d8fda
  2. #997dda
  3. #c77dda

Triadic

  1. #997dda
  2. #da997d
  3. #7dda99

Tetradic

  1. #997dda
  2. #da7dbe
  3. #beda7d
  4. #7dda99

Square

  1. #997dda
  2. #da7d8f
  3. #beda7d
  4. #7ddac7

Monochromatic

  1. #4a2a94
  2. #6a41c9
  3. #997dda
  4. #c8b9eb
  5. #f3effa

Shades

#997dda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997dda
  2. #8a71c4
  3. #7a64ae
  4. #6b5899
  5. #5c4b83
  6. #4d3f6d
  7. #3d3257
  8. #2e2641
  9. #1f192c
  10. #0f0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#997dda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997dda
  2. #a38ade
  3. #ad97e1
  4. #b8a4e5
  5. #c2b1e9
  6. #ccbeed
  7. #d6cbf0
  8. #e0d8f4
  9. #ebe5f8
  10. #f5f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997dda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997dda
  2. #977dd1
  3. #947ec8
  4. #927ebf
  5. #8f7eb6
  6. #8d7fad
  7. #8a7fa4
  8. #887f9b
  9. #857f92
  10. #838089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9287b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #618ddd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b8ea1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c87dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e86d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9187bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997dda {
  color: #997dda;
}
Background
.bg-997dda {
  background-color: #997dda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997dda {
  border: 2px solid #997dda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997dda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 125 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 56% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997dda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997dda, #c77dda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997dda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 125 218 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.02 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.13 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.82 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.82 #668225 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997dda  rgb(153, 125, 218)  hsl(258, 56%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#beda7d  rgb(190, 218, 125)  hsl(78, 56%, 67%)  June Bud
#da997d  rgb(218, 153, 125)  hsl(18, 56%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#7dda99  rgb(125, 218, 153)  hsl(138, 56%, 67%)  Granny Smith Apple