#972BA8#972BA8

#972BA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.202 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BA8
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 168)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(292, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 60.24, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 75.02, 323.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1591 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.202 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6935, 11.1354, 38.0976)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BA8 #3CA82B

analogous

#592BA8 #972BA8 #A82B7B

triadic

#972BA8 #A8972B #2BA897

tetradic

#972BA8 #A8592B #3CA82B #2B7BA8

square

#972BA8 #A8592B #3CA82B #2B7BA8

split-complementary

#972BA8 #7BA82B #2BA859

monochromatic

#3F1247 #6B1F77 #972BA8 #BB42CF #CD72DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#972BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#972BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BA8

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BA8	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.202 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b970c2',
    500: '#972ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ba8;
$custom-light: #b970c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.84,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50757,
    "c": 0.20237,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BA8

secondary

#78C26C

accent

#E2455B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BA8

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

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