#7971B7 — Violet

#7971B7 is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#7971B7 color swatch, violet#7971B7
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f5fb
100#e9e8f5
200#d7d6ef
300#bebbe7
400#9f99d9
500#8880cb
600#776eb6
700#625a9b
800#524a83
900#453e70
950#282444

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.32:1
Contrast on black
4.86:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 287.9); /* #f5f5fb */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.017 287.9); /* #e9e8f5 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.034 287.9); /* #d7d6ef */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.062 287.9); /* #bebbe7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.092 287.9); /* #9f99d9 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.111 287.9); /* #8880cb */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.109 287.9); /* #776eb6 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.102 287.9); /* #625a9b */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.091 287.9); /* #524a83 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.082 287.9); /* #453e70 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.058 287.9); /* #282444 */
}

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