#997CC5

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #997CC5

When working with digital screens, the color #997CC5 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 124, and 197.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 37% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#997CC5
RGB153, 124, 197
HSL263.8°, 38.6%, 62.9%
CMYK22%, 37%, 0%, 23%
HSV263.8°, 37.1%, 77.3%
LAB57.3, 26.1, -34.0
XYZ30.4, 25.2, 56.1
Decimal10058949

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.04:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #997CC5; }
.text-color { color: #997CC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #997CC5; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB