#972BD3#972BD3

#972BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.240 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972BD3
RGB	rgb(151, 43, 211)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 80%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 68.62, -65.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 94.61, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1522 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.24 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3819, 13.0107, 62.7896)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972BD3 #67D32B

analogous

#432BD3 #972BD3 #D32BBB

triadic

#972BD3 #D3972B #2BD397

tetradic

#972BD3 #D3432B #67D32B #2BBBD3

square

#972BD3 #D3432B #67D32B #2BBBD3

split-complementary

#972BD3 #BBD32B #2BD343

monochromatic

#4E166D #7321A0 #972BD3 #B05DDE #C990E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#972BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#972BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972BD3

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972BD3	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 43, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.240 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72e1',
    500: '#972bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972bd3;
$custom-light: #bb72e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 66.142,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53791,
    "c": 0.23954,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972BD3

secondary

#A2D387

accent

#E93F7C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972BD3

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

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