#972AD3#972AD3

#972AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.240 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AD3
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 211)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 80%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 80.1%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 68.94, -65.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 94.96, 316.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1529 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.24 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3460, 12.9389, 62.7776)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AD3 #66D32A

analogous

#422AD3 #972AD3 #D32ABB

triadic

#972AD3 #D3972A #2AD397

tetradic

#972AD3 #D3422A #66D32A #2ABBD3

square

#972AD3 #D3422A #66D32A #2ABBD3

split-complementary

#972AD3 #BBD32A #2AD342

monochromatic

#4E166D #7220A0 #972AD3 #B05CDE #C98FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#972AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#972AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AD3

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AD3	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.240 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb71e2',
    500: '#972ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ad3;
$custom-light: #bb71e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.698,
    "s": 66.798,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53716,
    "c": 0.2404,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AD3

secondary

#A1D386

accent

#EA3E7B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AD3

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

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