All About Color #997EA0

#997EA0

About #997EA0

#997EA0 is a medium purple color with the hex code #997EA0. In RGB it is red 153, green 126, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 15%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 4%, 21%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 3.59:1 on white and 5.85:1 on black.

#997EA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 7E, A0
CMYK4.38%, 21.25%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal153, 126, 160
HSL288°, 15%, 56%
RGB Octal231, 176, 240
HSV (HSB)287.65°, 21.25%, 62.75%
RGB Binary10011001, 1111110, 10100000
CIE-L*AB56.32, 16.73, -14.26
RGB Percent60.00%, 49.41%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH56.32, 21.99, 319.55
XYZ26.94, 24.23, 36.51
CIE-L*UV56.32, 12.98, -23.51
xyY0.31, 0.28, 24.23
Hunter-Lab49.23, 11.55, -9.52
RYB60.00%, 49.41%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#997EA0 on a dark background: contrast 5.85:1, passes WCAG AA.
#997EA0 on a light background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #997EA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#997EA0 · #C3B3C7 · #6A526F · #85A07E · #B7C7B3

Analogous palette

#7E85A0 · #887EA0 · #997EA0 · #A07E96 · #A07E85

Triadic palette

#997EA0 · #A0997E · #7EA099 · #C3B3C7 · #C7C3B3

Tetradic palette

#997EA0 · #A0887E · #85A07E · #7E96A0 · #6A526F

Monochromatic palette

#48384C · #725978 · #997EA0 · #BCAAC0 · #DFD6E1

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