#976DB3#976DB3

#976DB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.113 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#976DB3
RGB	rgb(151, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(276, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(276, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.70, 29.98, -30.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.70, 42.99, 314.21°)
OKLab	oklab(60.43% 0.0738 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(60.43% 0.113 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3664, 20.7717, 45.2594)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#976DB3 #89B36D

analogous

#746DB3 #976DB3 #B36DAC

triadic

#976DB3 #B3976D #6DB397

tetradic

#976DB3 #B3746D #89B36D #6DACB3

square

#976DB3 #B3746D #89B36D #6DACB3

split-complementary

#976DB3 #ACB36D #6DB374

monochromatic

#58396D #794E95 #976DB3 #B495C8 #D0BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#976DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#976DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #976DB3

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##976DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##976DB3	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#947787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #976db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.113 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b797ca',
    500: '#976db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #976db3;
$custom-light: #b797ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#976db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 31.532,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60428,
    "c": 0.1127,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#976DB3

secondary

#BBCCB0

accent

#C8608A

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #976DB3

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

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