#972AB5#972AB5

#972AB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.214 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AB5
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(287, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 63.01, -51.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 81.24, 320.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1586 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.214 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9298, 11.5724, 44.7857)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AB5 #48B52A

analogous

#512AB5 #972AB5 #B52A8D

triadic

#972AB5 #B5972A #2AB597

tetradic

#972AB5 #B5512A #48B52A #2A8DB5

square

#972AB5 #B5512A #48B52A #2A8DB5

split-complementary

#972AB5 #8DB52A #2AB551

monochromatic

#441352 #6E1E83 #972AB5 #B648D4 #CA79E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#972AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#972AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AB5

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AB5	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F63B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96486F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.214 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba70cc',
    500: '#972ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ab5;
$custom-light: #ba70cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.05,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51536,
    "c": 0.21444,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AB5

secondary

#85C873

accent

#E54266

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AB5

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

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