#973797#973797

#973797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.173 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973797
RGB	rgb(151, 55, 151)
HSL	hsl(300, 47%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(300, 64%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 52.49, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 62.22, 327.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.1462 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.173 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7143, 11.5474, 30.4626)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973797 #379737

analogous

#673797 #973797 #973767

triadic

#973797 #979737 #379797

tetradic

#973797 #976737 #379737 #376797

square

#973797 #976737 #379737 #376797

split-complementary

#973797 #679737 #379767

monochromatic

#3D163D #6A276A #973797 #BE4DBE #CF7ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#973797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#973797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973797

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973797	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B579A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 55, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.173 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b875b6',
    500: '#973797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973797;
$custom-light: #b875b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 46.602,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5093,
    "c": 0.17292,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973797

secondary

#72B872

accent

#D65252

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120911

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #973797

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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