#973FA5#973FA5
#973FA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.174 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #973FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 63, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 45%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 62%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.54, 51.53, -38.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.54, 64.36, 323.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1371 -0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.174 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3308, 12.8520, 36.9471) |
| Luminance | 0.1285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.23
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.34
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.57
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.97
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.13
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#973FA5 #4DA53F
analogous
#643FA5 #973FA5 #A53F80
triadic
#973FA5 #A5973F #3FA597
tetradic
#973FA5 #A5643F #4DA53F #3F80A5
square
#973FA5 #A5643F #4DA53F #3F80A5
split-complementary
#973FA5 #80A53F #3FA564
monochromatic
#461D4C #6E2E79 #973FA5 #B45FC2 #C98CD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#973FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#973FA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #973FA5
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##973FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##973FA5 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#295EA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B68A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #973fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 63, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.174 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b87ac0',
500: '#973fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #973fa5; $custom-light: #b87ac0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#973fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 63,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.765,
"s": 44.737,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52665,
"c": 0.17408,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.12851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#973FA5
secondary
#8ABE82
accent
#D45365
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81