What color is #997FAF?

#997FAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997FAF?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 175: 153 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997FAF?

The complementary color is #95AF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997FAF color

#997FAF rgb(153, 127, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997FAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 68.6% blue (153, 127, 175).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#997FAF color codes

HEX	`#997FAF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 19.34, -21.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 29.04, 311.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.463, 25.046, 43.884)`
Decimal	`10059695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997FAF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #997FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #997FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997faf; }
.text { color: #997faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997faf, #af7fad); }

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Questions

What color is #997FAF?: #997FAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997FAF?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 175: 153 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997FAF?: The complementary color is #95AF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.