#997CAF

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #997CAF

When working with digital screens, the color #997CAF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 124 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 29% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#997CAF
RGB153, 124, 175
HSL274.1°, 24.2%, 58.6%
CMYK13%, 29%, 0%, 31%
HSV274.1°, 29.1%, 68.6%
LAB56.4, 21.1, -22.8
XYZ28.1, 24.3, 43.8
Decimal10058927

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.86:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #997CAF; }
.text-color { color: #997CAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #997CAF; }

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