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#997FF0

#997ff0 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997ff0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.25% cyan, 47.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 253.81°, with 79.02% saturation and 71.96% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2824

Complementary

  1. #997ff0
  2. #d6f07f

Split complementary

  1. #997ff0
  2. #f0d27f
  3. #9df07f

Analogous

  1. #7f9df0
  2. #997ff0
  3. #d27ff0

Triadic

  1. #997ff0
  2. #f0997f
  3. #7ff099

Tetradic

  1. #997ff0
  2. #f07fd6
  3. #d6f07f
  4. #7ff099

Square

  1. #997ff0
  2. #f07f9d
  3. #d6f07f
  4. #7ff0d2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d16c0
  2. #623be8
  3. #997ff0
  4. #d0c3f8
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#997ff0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997ff0
  2. #8a72d8
  3. #7a66c0
  4. #6b59a8
  5. #5c4c90
  6. #4d4078
  7. #3d3360
  8. #2e2648
  9. #1f1930
  10. #0f0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#997ff0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997ff0
  2. #a38cf2
  3. #ad99f3
  4. #b8a5f5
  5. #c2b2f6
  6. #ccbff8
  7. #d6ccf9
  8. #e0d9fb
  9. #ebe5fc
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997ff0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997ff0
  2. #977fe5
  3. #947fda
  4. #927fce
  5. #8f7fc3
  6. #8d80b8
  7. #8a80ad
  8. #8880a2
  9. #858096
  10. #83808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5693f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8395ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778bf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7889ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c8dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997ff0 {
  color: #997ff0;
}
Background
.bg-997ff0 {
  background-color: #997ff0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997ff0 {
  border: 2px solid #997ff0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997ff0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 127 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 79% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997ff0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997ff0, #d27ff0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997ff0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 127 240 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.24 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.20 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.77 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.06 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.06 #66800f Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997ff0  rgb(153, 127, 240)  hsl(254, 79%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#d6f07f  rgb(214, 240, 127)  hsl(74, 79%, 72%)  June Bud
#f0997f  rgb(240, 153, 127)  hsl(14, 79%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#7ff099  rgb(127, 240, 153)  hsl(134, 79%, 72%)  Light Green