#976997#976997

#976997 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.087 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#976997
RGB	rgb(151, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(300, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(300, 30%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.59, 26.34, -17.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.59, 31.75, 326.06°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.0728 -0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.087 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3995, 18.9176, 31.6910)
Luminance	0.1892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#976997 #699769

analogous

#806997 #976997 #976980

triadic

#976997 #979769 #699797

tetradic

#976997 #978069 #699769 #698097

square

#976997 #978069 #699769 #698097

split-complementary

#976997 #809769 #699780

monochromatic

#4F374F #735073 #976997 #B08DB0 #C9B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#976997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#976997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #976997

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##976997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##976997	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #976997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.087 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b694b5',
    500: '#976997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #976997;
$custom-light: #b694b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#976997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 18.11,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58449,
    "c": 0.08723,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#976997

secondary

#A4B8A4

accent

#BB6D6D

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F1F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110D11

muted

#807E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #976997

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

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