#972AD0#972AD0

#972AD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.238 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AD0
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 208)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 80%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 79.8%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 68.33, -63.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 93.58, 316.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1536 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.238 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9734, 12.7899, 60.8154)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AD0 #63D02A

analogous

#442AD0 #972AD0 #D02AB6

triadic

#972AD0 #D0972A #2AD097

tetradic

#972AD0 #D0442A #63D02A #2AB6D0

square

#972AD0 #D0442A #63D02A #2AB6D0

split-complementary

#972AD0 #B6D02A #2AD044

monochromatic

#4D156A #72209D #972AD0 #B05ADE #C98DE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#972AD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#972AD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AD0

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AD0	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F557E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ad0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.238 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb71df',
    500: '#972ad0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ad0;
$custom-light: #bb71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ad0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.398,
    "s": 66.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53487,
    "c": 0.23777,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AD0

secondary

#9FD284

accent

#E93E79

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AD0

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

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