#972BC8#972BC8

#972BC8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.230 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BC8
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 200)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 66.40, -60.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 89.55, 317.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1546 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.23 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0498, 12.4779, 55.7740)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BC8 #5CC82B

analogous

#492BC8 #972BC8 #C82BAA

triadic

#972BC8 #C8972B #2BC897

tetradic

#972BC8 #C8492B #5CC82B #2BAAC8

square

#972BC8 #C8492B #5CC82B #2BAAC8

split-complementary

#972BC8 #AAC82B #2BC849

monochromatic

#4B1563 #712096 #972BC8 #B156DB #C888E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#972BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#972BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BC8

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BC8	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0965C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.230 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb71da',
    500: '#972bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972bc8;
$custom-light: #bb71da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.274,
    "s": 64.609,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52967,
    "c": 0.2299,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BC8

secondary

#99CF80

accent

#E84074

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BC8

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

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