#997AA8 Color

#997AA8 is rgb(153, 122, 168) in RGB and hsl(280, 21%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#997AA8

HEX#997AA8

RGBrgb(153, 122, 168)

HSLhsl(280, 21%, 57%)

HSVhsv(280, 27%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.076 314.5)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #997AA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #997AA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#997AA8 Complementary#8AA87A Analogous#827AA8 Analogous#A87AA1 Triadic#A8997A Triadic#7AA899

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #997AA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A78DB4 #B59FC1 #C4B2CD #D0C1D7 #DED4E3 #ECE6EF

Shades

#866397 #735582 #5D4469 #4A3653 #34263B #211825

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