#973AD9#973AD9

#973AD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.230 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973AD9
RGB	rgb(151, 58, 217)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 64.48, -64.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 91.42, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1385 -0.1841)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.23 307)
XYZ	xyz(26.7972, 14.6155, 67.0416)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973AD9 #7CD93A

analogous

#483AD9 #973AD9 #D93ACC

triadic

#973AD9 #D9973A #3AD997

tetradic

#973AD9 #D9483A #7CD93A #3ACCD9

square

#973AD9 #D9483A #7CD93A #3ACCD9

split-complementary

#973AD9 #CCD93A #3AD948

monochromatic

#551980 #7723B3 #973AD9 #B26DE3 #CDA1ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#973AD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#973AD9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973AD9

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973AD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973AD9	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973ad9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 58, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.230 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79e6',
    500: '#973ad9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973ad9;
$custom-light: #bb79e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973ad9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.094,
    "s": 67.66,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55563,
    "c": 0.23037,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.14615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973AD9

secondary

#B2D995

accent

#EB3D85

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #973AD9

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

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