#973BAB#973BAB

#973BAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.185 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973BAB
RGB	rgb(151, 59, 171)
HSL	hsl(289, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 54.50, -42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 69.19, 321.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1421 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.185 320)
XYZ	xyz(21.6762, 12.6485, 39.8198)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973BAB #4FAB3B

analogous

#5F3BAB #973BAB #AB3B87

triadic

#973BAB #AB973B #3BAB97

tetradic

#973BAB #AB5F3B #4FAB3B #3B87AB

square

#973BAB #AB5F3B #4FAB3B #3B87AB

split-complementary

#973BAB #87AB3B #3BAB5F

monochromatic

#471C50 #6F2B7D #973BAB #B45CC7 #C98AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#973BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#973BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973BAB

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973BAB	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195DAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4467A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 59, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.185 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b978c4',
    500: '#973bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973bab;
$custom-light: #b978c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52551,
    "c": 0.18537,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.12648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973BAB

secondary

#8CC181

accent

#D85068

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #973BAB

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

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