#972BA6#972BA6

#972BA6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.201 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BA6
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 166)
HSL	hsl(293, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 74.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 59.88, -43.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 74.14, 323.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1592 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.201 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5086, 11.0614, 37.1238)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BA6 #3AA62B

analogous

#592BA6 #972BA6 #A62B77

triadic

#972BA6 #A6972B #2BA697

tetradic

#972BA6 #A6592B #3AA62B #2B77A6

square

#972BA6 #A6592B #3AA62B #2B77A6

split-complementary

#972BA6 #77A62B #2BA659

monochromatic

#3F1245 #6B1E75 #972BA6 #BC41CE #CD71DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#972BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#972BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BA6

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BA6	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E62A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994266

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.201 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b970c1',
    500: '#972ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ba6;
$custom-light: #b970c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.683,
    "s": 58.852,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50629,
    "c": 0.20068,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BA6

secondary

#76C16B

accent

#E24659

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BA6

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

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