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#997DFF closest to Periwinkle

#997DFF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 49.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(153, 125, 255)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #997DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.73:1.

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Variations of #997DFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#997DFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#997DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #997DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #488FFC
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4594FF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #638EFF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #488FFC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A8AFD
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D98B2
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9189E0
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #948DB6

#997DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.12:1 Poor#997DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.73:1 Good#997DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#997DFF in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #997DFF; }
.background { background-color: #997DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #997DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 125 255);
color: hsl(253 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.186 290.5);

#997DFF FAQ

What color is #997DFF?

#997DFF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #997DFF?

#997DFF is rgb(153, 125, 255) in RGB, hsl(253, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #997DFF?

The complementary color of #997DFF is #E3FF7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #997DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #997DFF: 6.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #997DFF a warm or cool color?

#997DFF is a cool color.