#973BCB#973BCB

#973BCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.216 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973BCB
RGB	rgb(151, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 61.06, -58.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 84.29, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1397 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.216 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.1039, 14.0196, 57.8719)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973BCB #6FCB3B

analogous

#4F3BCB #973BCB #CB3BB7

triadic

#973BCB #CB973B #3BCB97

tetradic

#973BCB #CB4F3B #6FCB3B #3BB7CB

square

#973BCB #CB4F3B #6FCB3B #3BB7CB

split-complementary

#973BCB #B7CB3B #3BCB4F

monochromatic

#511D6E #752A9F #973BCB #B16BD8 #CA9CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#973BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#973BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973BCB

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973BCB	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.216 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba79dc',
    500: '#973bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973bcb;
$custom-light: #ba79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.333,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54655,
    "c": 0.2158,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973BCB

secondary

#A8D191

accent

#E1477E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #973BCB

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

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