Palettes / Colors / #997BA9

#997BA9 — Dusty Purple

#997BA9 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #997BA9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#997BA9 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8AA87A; it also sits naturally between #817AA8 and #A87AA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 48% · Blue 66%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #997BA9

.text { color: #997BA9; }
.background { background-color: #997BA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #997BA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 123, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 21%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #997BA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 123, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #997BA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 123, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#997BA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#997BA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AA87A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #997BA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #997BA9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #997BA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #997BA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #997BA9?

#997BA9 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 123, 169). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #997BA9?

#997BA9 is RGB 153, 123, 169 — HSL 279°, 21%, 57% — CMYK 9%, 27%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #997BA9?

Its complement is #8AA87A; analogous partners are #817AA8 and #A87AA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #997BA9 for text?

Black text on #997BA9 has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.