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#997EF3

#997ef3 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997ef3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.41% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.04% cyan, 48.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 82.98% saturation and 72.35% 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 5.29.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2817

Complementary

  1. #997ef3
  2. #d8f37e

Split complementary

  1. #997ef3
  2. #f3d47e
  3. #9df37e

Analogous

  1. #7e9df3
  2. #997ef3
  3. #d47ef3

Triadic

  1. #997ef3
  2. #f3997e
  3. #7ef399

Tetradic

  1. #997ef3
  2. #f37ed8
  3. #d8f37e
  4. #7ef399

Square

  1. #997ef3
  2. #f37e9d
  3. #d8f37e
  4. #7ef3d4

Monochromatic

  1. #3c12c6
  2. #6238ec
  3. #997ef3
  4. #d0c4fa
  5. #f0ecfd

Shades

#997ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997ef3
  2. #8a71db
  3. #7a65c2
  4. #6b58aa
  5. #5c4c92
  6. #4d3f7a
  7. #3d3261
  8. #2e2649
  9. #1f1931
  10. #0f0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#997ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997ef3
  2. #a38bf4
  3. #ad98f5
  4. #b8a5f7
  5. #c2b2f8
  6. #ccbff9
  7. #d6cbfa
  8. #e0d8fb
  9. #ebe5fd
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997ef3
  2. #977ee8
  3. #947edc
  4. #927fd1
  5. #8f7fc5
  6. #8d7fba
  7. #8a7fae
  8. #887fa3
  9. #858097
  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 #948ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5292f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568ef0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8295ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758bf6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7688f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c8dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997ef3 {
  color: #997ef3;
}
Background
.bg-997ef3 {
  background-color: #997ef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #997ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 126 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 83% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997ef3, #d47ef3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 126 243 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.95 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.26 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.19 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.19 #66810c Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997ef3  rgb(153, 126, 243)  hsl(254, 83%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#d8f37e  rgb(216, 243, 126)  hsl(74, 83%, 72%)  Inchworm
#f3997e  rgb(243, 153, 126)  hsl(14, 83%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#7ef399  rgb(126, 243, 153)  hsl(134, 83%, 72%)  Light Green