#972BA3#972BA3

#972BA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.198 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BA3
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(294, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 59.34, -42.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 72.82, 324.57°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1594 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.198 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2366, 10.9526, 35.6914)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BA3 #37A32B

analogous

#5B2BA3 #972BA3 #A32B73

triadic

#972BA3 #A3972B #2BA397

tetradic

#972BA3 #A35B2B #37A32B #2B73A3

square

#972BA3 #A35B2B #37A32B #2B73A3

split-complementary

#972BA3 #73A32B #2BA35B

monochromatic

#3D1142 #6A1E73 #972BA3 #BE3FCC #CF6FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#972BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#972BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BA3

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BA3	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4061A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.198 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b970bf',
    500: '#972ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ba3;
$custom-light: #b970bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5044,
    "c": 0.19818,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BA3

secondary

#72C06A

accent

#E14656

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BA3

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

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