#972AA6#972AA6

#972AA6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.202 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AA6
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 166)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 74.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 60.22, -43.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 74.53, 323.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1602 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.202 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4727, 10.9896, 37.1119)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AA6 #39A62A

analogous

#592AA6 #972AA6 #A62A77

triadic

#972AA6 #A6972A #2AA697

tetradic

#972AA6 #A6592A #39A62A #2A77A6

square

#972AA6 #A6592A #39A62A #2A77A6

split-complementary

#972AA6 #77A62A #2AA659

monochromatic

#3E1144 #6B1E75 #972AA6 #BD3FCE #CE70DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#972AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#972AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AA6

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AA6	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D61A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994166

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.202 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b96fc1',
    500: '#972aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972aa6;
$custom-light: #b96fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.742,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50543,
    "c": 0.20177,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AA6

secondary

#75C26A

accent

#E34558

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AA6

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

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