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#997CBB Color

#997CBB is rgb(153, 124, 187) in RGB, hsl(268, 32%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#997CBB
HEX#997CBB
RGBrgb(153, 124, 187)
HSLhsl(268, 32%, 61%)
HSVhsv(268, 34%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.097 304.9)
LABlab(56.63% 21.00 -29.07)
LCHlch(56.63% 35.86 305.85)

What #997CBB 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 #997CBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 1.6Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 2.29Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.66African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.77Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.92

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

#997CBB Channel Values

How #997CBB 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 124 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 32% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 34% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #997CBB 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #997CBB

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

Base
#997CBB
Complementary
#9EBB7C
Analogous
#7C7EBB
Analogous
#B97CBB
Triadic
#BB997C
Triadic
#7CBB99
Split comp.
#BBB97C
Split comp.
#7EBB7C

Tints & Shades of #997CBB

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

#A68DC4
#B6A1CE
#C3B2D7
#D0C2E0
#DDD3E8
#EDE7F3

Shades

#8561AE
#704E97
#5C407D
#46315E
#322343
#1E1528

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

How #997CBB 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#997CBB
Protanopia#8282BB
Protanomaly#8C7FBB
Deuteranopia#8686BA
Deuteranomaly#8E82BB
Tritanopia#908686
Tritanomaly#94829E
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #997CBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-997cbb: #997CBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #997CBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-997cbb': '#997CBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.486, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_997cbb">#997CBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#997CBB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#997CBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #997CBB?

#997CBB is a light purple — rgb(153, 124, 187) in RGB and hsl(268, 32%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.6.

What is the RGB value of #997CBB?

#997CBB is rgb(153, 124, 187) — red 153, green 124, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #997CBB?

#997CBB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #997CBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #997CBB scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #997CBB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.61, which is visibly different.

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