#973B9B#973B9B

#973B9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.171 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973B9B
RGB	rgb(151, 59, 155)
HSL	hsl(298, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(298, 62%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 61.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 51.46, -34.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 61.95, 326.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1416 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.171 326)
XYZ	xyz(20.2424, 12.0750, 32.2685)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973B9B #3F9B3B

analogous

#673B9B #973B9B #9B3B6F

triadic

#973B9B #9B973B #3B9B97

tetradic

#973B9B #9B673B #3F9B3B #3B6F9B

square

#973B9B #9B673B #3F9B3B #3B6F9B

split-complementary

#973B9B #6F9B3B #3B9B67

monochromatic

#411942 #6C2A6F #973B9B #BA55BE #CC81CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#973B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#973B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973B9B

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973B9B	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 59, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.171 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877b9',
    500: '#973b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973b9b;
$custom-light: #b877b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.5,
    "s": 44.86,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51615,
    "c": 0.17072,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.12074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973B9B

secondary

#7CB979

accent

#D55359

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120911

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

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