#976CA3#976CA3
#976CA3 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.095 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #976CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 108, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 23%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 34%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 27.07, -22.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 35.48, 319.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.51% 0.0715 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.51% 0.095 318.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7350, 19.9494, 37.1909) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 1.18
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 3.07
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.54
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.10
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#976CA3 #78A36C
analogous
#7B6CA3 #976CA3 #A36C93
triadic
#976CA3 #A3976C #6CA397
tetradic
#976CA3 #A37B6C #78A36C #6C93A3
square
#976CA3 #A37B6C #78A36C #6C93A3
split-complementary
#976CA3 #93A36C #6CA37B
monochromatic
#54395B #775181 #976CA3 #B292BB #CCB7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#976CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#976CA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #976CA3
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##976CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##976CA3 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6579A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7DA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#977280
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #976ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 108, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.095 318.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b696be',
500: '#976ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #976ca3; $custom-light: #b696be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#976ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 108,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.909,
"s": 23.013,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59508,
"c": 0.09507,
"h": 318.7
},
"luminance": 0.19949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#976CA3
secondary
#AFC1AA
accent
#C0687B
background
#FBF9FB
surface
#F6F2F6
border
#D0CCD0
text
#110D12
muted
#807E81