#976EA9#976EA9

#976EA9 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.099 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#976EA9
RGB	rgb(151, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(282, 26%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(282, 35%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.50, 27.20, -25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.50, 37.16, 317.05°)
OKLab	oklab(60.14% 0.0699 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(60.14% 0.099 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4988, 20.5963, 40.1607)
Luminance	0.2060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#976EA9 #80A96E

analogous

#7A6EA9 #976EA9 #A96E9E

triadic

#976EA9 #A9976E #6EA997

tetradic

#976EA9 #A97A6E #80A96E #6E9EA9

square

#976EA9 #A97A6E #80A96E #6E9EA9

split-complementary

#976EA9 #9EA96E #6EA97A

monochromatic

#563A62 #785189 #976EA9 #B394C0 #CEBBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#976EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#976EA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #976EA9

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##976EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##976EA9	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#967584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #976ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.099 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b698c2',
    500: '#976ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #976ea9;
$custom-light: #b698c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#976ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.695,
    "s": 25.541,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60139,
    "c": 0.09856,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#976EA9

secondary

#B5C6AD

accent

#C26682

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #976EA9

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

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