#976EA1#976EA1

#976EA1 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.089 H 319.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#976EA1
RGB	rgb(151, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(288, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(288, 32%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.18, 25.50, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.18, 33.13, 320.31°)
OKLab	oklab(59.79% 0.0678 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(59.79% 0.089 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7706, 20.3050, 36.3257)
Luminance	0.2030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#976EA1 #78A16E

analogous

#7D6EA1 #976EA1 #A16E91

triadic

#976EA1 #A1976E #6EA197

tetradic

#976EA1 #A17D6E #78A16E #6E91A1

square

#976EA1 #A17D6E #78A16E #6E91A1

split-complementary

#976EA1 #91A16E #6EA17D

monochromatic

#543A5A #77537F #976EA1 #B293B9 #CCB8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#976EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#976EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #976EA1

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##976EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##976EA1	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#987480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #976ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.089 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b698bd',
    500: '#976ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #976ea1;
$custom-light: #b698bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#976ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.235,
    "s": 21.339,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59786,
    "c": 0.089,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#976EA1

secondary

#AFC0AA

accent

#BE6A7A

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #976EA1

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

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