#997EA5 Color

#997EA5 is rgb(153, 126, 165) in RGB and hsl(282, 18%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#997EA5

HEX#997EA5

RGBrgb(153, 126, 165)

HSLhsl(282, 18%, 57%)

HSVhsv(282, 24%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.065 315.3)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #997EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #997EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#997EA5 Complementary#89A57E Analogous#867EA5 Analogous#A57E9D Triadic#A5997E Triadic#7EA599

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #997EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A790B2 #B6A2BE #C4B4CB #D0C3D5 #DED5E2 #ECE7EE

Shades

#866693 #73587E #5D4766 #4A3851 #342839 #211924

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