#972AE2#972AE2

#972AE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.254 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972AE2
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 226)
HSL	hsl(276, 76%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(276, 81%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 81.4%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 72.03, -71.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 101.84, 315.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.149 -0.2051)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.254 306)
XYZ	xyz(27.3149, 13.7265, 73.1472)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972AE2 #75E22A

analogous

#3B2AE2 #972AE2 #E22AD1

triadic

#972AE2 #E2972A #2AE297

tetradic

#972AE2 #E23B2A #75E22A #2AD1E2

square

#972AE2 #E23B2A #75E22A #2AD1E2

split-complementary

#972AE2 #D1E22A #2AE23B

monochromatic

#531180 #7619B6 #972AE2 #B160E9 #CC96F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#972AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#972AE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972AE2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972AE2	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.254 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc72ec',
    500: '#972ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ae2;
$custom-light: #bc72ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.543,
    "s": 76.033,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5489,
    "c": 0.25355,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972AE2

secondary

#ADDC8C

accent

#F33582

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EDFD

border

#D1C8D5

text

#130916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #972AE2

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

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