#997EB3
Wisteria · medium cool purple
About #997EB3
#997EB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Wisteria and Lilac (ΔE 15.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #98B37E — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #997EB3 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.99:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #997EB3?
#997EB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #997EB3?
Use black text. Black on #997EB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #997EB3?
Its complementary colour is #98B37E, and analogous partners are #7E7EB3 and #B37EB3.