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#997AFF Color

#997AFF is rgb(153, 122, 255) in RGB, hsl(254, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#997AFF
HEX#997AFF
RGBrgb(153, 122, 255)
HSLhsl(254, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.19 291.1)
LABlab(59.07% 35.44 -63.22)
LCHlch(59.07% 72.47 299.27)

What #997AFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #997AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.59Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.93Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.05Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.25Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.15Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#997AFF Channel Values

How #997AFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 122 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #997AFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #997AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #997AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #997AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#997AFF
Complementary
#E0FF7A
Analogous
#7A9EFF
Analogous
#DC7AFF
Triadic
#FF997A
Triadic
#7AFF99
Split comp.
#FFDC7A
Split comp.
#9EFF7A

Tints & Shades of #997AFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A58AFF
#B59EFF
#C0ADFF
#D0C2FF
#DCD1FF
#EBE5FF

Shades

#7247FF
#4B14FF
#3400E0
#2800AD
#1D007A
#110047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #997AFF.

How #997AFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#997AFF
Protanopia#8080FF
Protanomaly#8B7EFF
Deuteranopia#8585FF
Deuteranomaly#8E81FF
Tritanopia#809494
Tritanomaly#8B8AC8
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #997AFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-997aff: #997AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #997AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-997aff': '#997AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.478, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_997aff">#997AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#997AFF"

More Blue Colors

#997AFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#997AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #997AFF?

#997AFF is a light blue — rgb(153, 122, 255) in RGB and hsl(254, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #997AFF?

#997AFF is rgb(153, 122, 255) — red 153, green 122, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #997AFF?

#997AFF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #997AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #997AFF scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #997AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #997AFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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