#973EA5#973EA5

#973EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.176 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973EA5
RGB	rgb(151, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(292, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(292, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 51.98, -38.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 64.89, 323.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1383 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.176 322)
XYZ	xyz(21.2759, 12.7423, 36.9288)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973EA5 #4CA53E

analogous

#643EA5 #973EA5 #A53E7F

triadic

#973EA5 #A5973E #3EA597

tetradic

#973EA5 #A5643E #4CA53E #3E7FA5

square

#973EA5 #A5643E #4CA53E #3E7FA5

split-complementary

#973EA5 #7FA53E #3EA564

monochromatic

#461D4C #6E2D79 #973EA5 #B55EC2 #C98AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#973EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#973EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973EA5

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973EA5	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.176 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b879c0',
    500: '#973ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973ea5;
$custom-light: #b879c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.845,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52544,
    "c": 0.17554,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.12741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973EA5

secondary

#89BE81

accent

#D55364

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #973EA5

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

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