#972CA2#972CA2

#972CA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.196 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CA2
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 58.80, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 71.98, 324.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.1585 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.196 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1842, 10.9905, 35.2337)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CA2 #37A22C

analogous

#5C2CA2 #972CA2 #A22C72

triadic

#972CA2 #A2972C #2CA297

tetradic

#972CA2 #A25C2C #37A22C #2C72A2

square

#972CA2 #A25C2C #37A22C #2C72A2

split-complementary

#972CA2 #72A22C #2CA25C

monochromatic

#3D1242 #6A1F72 #972CA2 #BE40CB #CF70D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#972CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#972CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CA2

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CA2	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.196 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b970be',
    500: '#972ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ca2;
$custom-light: #b970be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.407,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50466,
    "c": 0.19622,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CA2

secondary

#72BF6A

accent

#E14756

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CA2

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

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