#972A8D#972A8D

#972A8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.182 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A8D
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 141)
HSL	hsl(306, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(306, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 6.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 55.92, -31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 63.97, 330.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.1603 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.182 332)
XYZ	xyz(18.3982, 10.1598, 26.1862)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A8D #2A9734

analogous

#6B2A97 #972A8D #972A56

triadic

#972A8D #8D972A #2A8D97

tetradic

#972A8D #976B2A #2A9734 #2A5697

square

#972A8D #976B2A #2A9734 #2A5697

split-complementary

#972A8D #56972A #2A976B

monochromatic

#370F34 #671D60 #972A8D #C737BA #D567CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#972A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#972A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A8D

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A8D	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D3658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.182 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b96eaf',
    500: '#972a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a8d;
$custom-light: #b96eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.505,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49053,
    "c": 0.18161,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.10158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A8D

secondary

#62BB6A

accent

#E05648

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F7EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A8D

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

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