#997EA9 Color

#997EA9 is rgb(153, 126, 169) in RGB and hsl(278, 20%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#997EA9

HEX#997EA9

RGBrgb(153, 126, 169)

HSLhsl(278, 20%, 58%)

HSVhsv(278, 25%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.07 312.7)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #997EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #997EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#997EA9 Complementary#8EA97E Analogous#847EA9 Analogous#A97EA4 Triadic#A99A7E Triadic#7EA99A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #997EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A891B6 #B4A0C0 #C3B3CC #D1C5D8 #E0D7E4 #ECE7EF

Shades

#866699 #735884 #5E476B #493753 #33273A #201825

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