#973EA3#973EA3

#973EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.174 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973EA3
RGB	rgb(151, 62, 163)
HSL	hsl(293, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(293, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 62%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 51.60, -37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 63.97, 323.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1383 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.174 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0953, 12.6700, 35.9776)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973EA3 #4AA33E

analogous

#653EA3 #973EA3 #A33E7D

triadic

#973EA3 #A3973E #3EA397

tetradic

#973EA3 #A3653E #4AA33E #3E7DA3

square

#973EA3 #A3653E #4AA33E #3E7DA3

split-complementary

#973EA3 #7DA33E #3EA365

monochromatic

#451C4A #6E2D77 #973EA3 #B55DC1 #CA89D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#973EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#973EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973EA3

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973EA3	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5DA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C67A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 62, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.174 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b879bf',
    500: '#973ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973ea3;
$custom-light: #b879bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.871,
    "s": 44.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52428,
    "c": 0.17367,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973EA3

secondary

#87BD80

accent

#D55363

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #973EA3

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

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