#972A8A#972A8A

#972A8A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.179 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A8A
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 138)
HSL	hsl(307, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(307, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 8.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 55.44, -29.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 62.78, 332.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1601 -0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.179 333.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1780, 10.0717, 25.0265)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A8A #2A9737

analogous

#6D2A97 #972A8A #972A53

triadic

#972A8A #8A972A #2A8A97

tetradic

#972A8A #976D2A #2A9737 #2A5397

square

#972A8A #976D2A #2A9737 #2A5397

split-complementary

#972A8A #53972A #2A976D

monochromatic

#370F32 #671D5E #972A8A #C737B6 #D567C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#972A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#972A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A8A

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A8A	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5F87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E3457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.179 333.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b96eac',
    500: '#972a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a8a;
$custom-light: #b96eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.156,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48889,
    "c": 0.17931,
    "h": 333.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A8A

secondary

#62BB6D

accent

#E05A48

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F7EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A8A

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