Information about #997ABD color

#997ABD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #997ABD is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 122, 189) — 60% red, 47.8% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 26 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced twilight violet, #997ABD appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lavender Purple (#967BB6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6) and Lilac Bush (#9470C4).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 122, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #997ABD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#997ABD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#997ABD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#997ABD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#997ABD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#997ABD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#997ABD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#9EBD7A
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#7CBD7A
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#BDBB7A
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#7A7CBD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#997ABD
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#BD997A
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#7ABD99
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BD7A9E
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#9EBD7A
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#7ABD99
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BD7A7C
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#9EBD7A
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#7ABDBB
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Nearest named colors to #997ABD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

Lilac Bush color link
Lilac Bush

#9470C4

Middle Blue Purple color link
Middle Blue Purple

#8B72BE

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Grayish Violet color link
Grayish Violet

#937DA8

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

#997ABD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997ABD
  • RGB153, 122, 189
  • CMYK14, 26, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(153, 122, 189)
  • HSL268°, 34%, 61%
  • HSL Precise267.761°, 33.668%, 60.98%
  • HSV268°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB268°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.478, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.478, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.478, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID997ABD
  • DECIMAL ID10058429
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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