#972BAB#972BAB

#972BAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.205 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BAB
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(291, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 60.80, -46.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 76.36, 322.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.1589 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.205 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9762, 11.2485, 39.5865)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BAB #3FAB2B

analogous

#572BAB #972BAB #AB2B7F

triadic

#972BAB #AB972B #2BAB97

tetradic

#972BAB #AB572B #3FAB2B #2B7FAB

square

#972BAB #AB572B #3FAB2B #2B7FAB

split-complementary

#972BAB #7FAB2B #2BAB57

monochromatic

#411249 #6C1F7A #972BAB #BA43D0 #CC74DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#972BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#972BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BAB

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BAB	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.205 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b970c5',
    500: '#972bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972bab;
$custom-light: #b970c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.625,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50951,
    "c": 0.2049,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BAB

secondary

#7CC46E

accent

#E3455E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BAB

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

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