#973BD5#973BD5

#973BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.225 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973BD5
RGB	rgb(151, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(276, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 63.21, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 89.06, 315.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1382 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.225 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.3342, 14.5117, 64.3516)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973BD5 #79D53B

analogous

#4A3BD5 #973BD5 #D53BC6

triadic

#973BD5 #D5973B #3BD597

tetradic

#973BD5 #D54A3B #79D53B #3BC6D5

square

#973BD5 #D54A3B #79D53B #3BC6D5

split-complementary

#973BD5 #C6D53B #3BD54A

monochromatic

#541A7B #7725AE #973BD5 #B26DE0 #CCA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#973BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#973BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973BD5

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973BD5	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.225 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb79e3',
    500: '#973bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973bd5;
$custom-light: #bb79e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.844,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5537,
    "c": 0.22542,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973BD5

secondary

#AFD795

accent

#E84084

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #973BD5

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

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