#973CB5#973CB5

#973CB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973CB5
RGB	rgb(151, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 56.05, -47.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 73.36, 319.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1406 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.193 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.7176, 13.1481, 45.0483)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973CB5 #5AB53C

analogous

#5B3CB5 #973CB5 #B53C96

triadic

#973CB5 #B5973C #3CB597

tetradic

#973CB5 #B55B3C #5AB53C #3C96B5

square

#973CB5 #B55B3C #5AB53C #3C96B5

split-complementary

#973CB5 #96B53C #3CB55B

monochromatic

#4A1E59 #712D87 #973CB5 #B163CB #C891DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#973CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#973CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973CB5

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973CB5	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D68B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b979cc',
    500: '#973cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973cb5;
$custom-light: #b979cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.124,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53288,
    "c": 0.19345,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973CB5

secondary

#97C687

accent

#DA4E71

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #973CB5

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

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