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#997FF6

#997ff6 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#997ff6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.8% cyan, 48.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 253.11°, with 86.86% saturation and 73.14% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.286

Complementary

  1. #997ff6
  2. #dcf67f

Split complementary

  1. #997ff6
  2. #f6d57f
  3. #a1f67f

Analogous

  1. #7fa1f6
  2. #997ff6
  3. #d57ff6

Triadic

  1. #997ff6
  2. #f6997f
  3. #7ff699

Tetradic

  1. #997ff6
  2. #f67fdc
  3. #dcf67f
  4. #7ff699

Square

  1. #997ff6
  2. #f67fa1
  3. #dcf67f
  4. #7ff6d5

Monochromatic

  1. #380ece
  2. #6038f1
  3. #997ff6
  4. #d2c6fb
  5. #f0ecfe

Shades

#997ff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997ff6
  2. #8a72dd
  3. #7a66c5
  4. #6b59ac
  5. #5c4c94
  6. #4d407b
  7. #3d3362
  8. #2e264a
  9. #1f1931
  10. #0f0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#997ff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997ff6
  2. #a38cf7
  3. #ad99f8
  4. #b8a5f9
  5. #c2b2fa
  6. #ccbffb
  7. #d6ccfb
  8. #e0d9fc
  9. #ebe5fd
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997ff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997ff6
  2. #977fea
  3. #947fde
  4. #927fd3
  5. #8f7fc7
  6. #8d80bb
  7. #8a80af
  8. #8880a3
  9. #858098
  10. #83808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #958bc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5194fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548ff3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8197af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758cf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7689f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b8ecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997ff6 {
  color: #997ff6;
}
Background
.bg-997ff6 {
  background-color: #997ff6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997ff6 {
  border: 2px solid #997ff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997ff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 127 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 87% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997ff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997ff6, #d57ff6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997ff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 127 246 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.76 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.64 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.31 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.31 #668009 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#997ff6  rgb(153, 127, 246)  hsl(253, 87%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#dcf67f  rgb(220, 246, 127)  hsl(73, 87%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#f6997f  rgb(246, 153, 127)  hsl(13, 87%, 73%)  Vivid Tangerine
#7ff699  rgb(127, 246, 153)  hsl(133, 87%, 73%)  Light Green