#997CAA — Purple

#997CAA is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#997CAA color swatch, purple#997CAA
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f4f8
100#ede8f0
200#dfd5e5
300#cab9d5
400#b097c0
500#9c7dae
600#896c9a
700#735882
800#60496d
900#513d5d
950#302338

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.61:1
Contrast on black
5.82:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 312.7); /* #f7f4f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 312.7); /* #ede8f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.024 312.7); /* #dfd5e5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.044 312.7); /* #cab9d5 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.065 312.7); /* #b097c0 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.079 312.7); /* #9c7dae */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.077 312.7); /* #896c9a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.073 312.7); /* #735882 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.065 312.7); /* #60496d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.058 312.7); /* #513d5d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.041 312.7); /* #302338 */
}

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