#973EE3#973EE3

#973EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.236 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973EE3
RGB	rgb(151, 62, 227)
HSL	hsl(272, 75%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 65.07, -68.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 94.39, 313.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.133 -0.1946)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.236 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.3471, 15.5707, 74.1702)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973EE3 #8AE33E

analogous

#453EE3 #973EE3 #E33EDC

triadic

#973EE3 #E3973E #3EE397

tetradic

#973EE3 #E3453E #8AE33E #3EDCE3

square

#973EE3 #E3453E #8AE33E #3EDCE3

split-complementary

#973EE3 #DCE33E #3EE345

monochromatic

#581591 #791DC7 #973EE3 #B473EB #D1A9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#973EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#973EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973EE3

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973EE3	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88668D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 62, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.236 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bed',
    500: '#973ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973ee3;
$custom-light: #bc7bed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.364,
    "s": 74.661,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56713,
    "c": 0.23573,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973EE3

secondary

#BCE09D

accent

#F1378D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #973EE3

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

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