#973DCD#973DCD

#973DCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.215 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973DCD
RGB	rgb(151, 61, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 60.64, -58.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 84.30, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1375 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.215 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4485, 14.3251, 59.1702)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973DCD #73CD3D

analogous

#4F3DCD #973DCD #CD3DBB

triadic

#973DCD #CD973D #3DCD97

tetradic

#973DCD #CD4F3D #73CD3D #3DBBCD

square

#973DCD #CD4F3D #73CD3D #3DBBCD

split-complementary

#973DCD #BBCD3D #3DCD4F

monochromatic

#521D72 #762AA3 #973DCD #B16EDA #CB9EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#973DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#973DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973DCD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973DCD	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 61, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.215 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7add',
    500: '#973dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973dcd;
$custom-light: #ba7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55008,
    "c": 0.21536,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973DCD

secondary

#ABD293

accent

#E24680

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #973DCD

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

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