#976DAD#976DAD

#976DAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.105 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#976DAD
RGB	rgb(151, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.44, 28.64, -27.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.44, 39.88, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(60.14% 0.0724 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(60.14% 0.105 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.7727, 20.5342, 42.1329)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#976DAD #83AD6D

analogous

#776DAD #976DAD #AD6DA3

triadic

#976DAD #AD976D #6DAD97

tetradic

#976DAD #AD776D #83AD6D #6DA3AD

square

#976DAD #AD776D #83AD6D #6DA3AD

split-complementary

#976DAD #A3AD6D #6DAD77

monochromatic

#573966 #784F8D #976DAD #B394C3 #CFBBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#976DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#976DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #976DAD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##976DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##976DAD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #976dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.105 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b697c5',
    500: '#976dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #976dad;
$custom-light: #b697c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#976dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 28.07,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60143,
    "c": 0.10527,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#976DAD

secondary

#B7C8AE

accent

#C46385

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #976DAD

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

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