#972AB9#972AB9

#972AB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.218 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AB9
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 63.78, -53.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 83.05, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1581 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.218 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3461, 11.7390, 46.9783)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AB9 #4CB92A

analogous

#4F2AB9 #972AB9 #B92A94

triadic

#972AB9 #B9972A #2AB997

tetradic

#972AB9 #B94F2A #4CB92A #2A94B9

square

#972AB9 #B94F2A #4CB92A #2A94B9

split-complementary

#972AB9 #94B92A #2AB94F

monochromatic

#461355 #6E1F87 #972AB9 #B54AD6 #C97CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#972AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#972AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AB9

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AB9	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A63B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.218 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba70cf',
    500: '#972ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ab9;
$custom-light: #ba70cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.734,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51812,
    "c": 0.21786,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AB9

secondary

#89CA75

accent

#E64269

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AB9

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

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