#972AAE#972AAE

#972AAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.208 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AAE
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(290, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(290, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 61.69, -47.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 78.09, 322.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.1595 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.208 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2295, 11.2923, 41.0976)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AAE #41AE2A

analogous

#552AAE #972AAE #AE2A83

triadic

#972AAE #AE972A #2AAE97

tetradic

#972AAE #AE552A #41AE2A #2A83AE

square

#972AAE #AE552A #41AE2A #2A83AE

split-complementary

#972AAE #83AE2A #2AAE55

monochromatic

#41124B #6C1E7D #972AAE #B943D2 #CB75DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#972AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#972AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AAE

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AAE	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.208 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba70c7',
    500: '#972aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972aae;
$custom-light: #ba70c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.545,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51064,
    "c": 0.20849,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AAE

secondary

#7EC56F

accent

#E44460

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AAE

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

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