#972AAF#972AAF

#972AAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.209 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AAF
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(289, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 61.88, -48.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 78.53, 321.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1594 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.209 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.3273, 11.3315, 41.6129)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AAF #42AF2A

analogous

#552AAF #972AAF #AF2A84

triadic

#972AAF #AF972A #2AAF97

tetradic

#972AAF #AF552A #42AF2A #2A84AF

square

#972AAF #AF552A #42AF2A #2A84AF

split-complementary

#972AAF #84AF2A #2AAF55

monochromatic

#42124C #6C1E7E #972AAF #B844D2 #CB75DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#972AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#972AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AAF

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AAF	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.209 319.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.173,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51131,
    "c": 0.20933,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AAF

secondary

#7FC66F

accent

#E44360

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AAF

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

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