#972CAB#972CAB

#972CAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.204 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CAB
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(291, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 60.45, -46.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 75.96, 322.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.1579 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.204 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0130, 11.3221, 39.5987)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CAB #40AB2C

analogous

#572CAB #972CAB #AB2C80

triadic

#972CAB #AB972C #2CAB97

tetradic

#972CAB #AB572C #40AB2C #2C80AB

square

#972CAB #AB572C #40AB2C #2C80AB

split-complementary

#972CAB #80AB2C #2CAB57

monochromatic

#41134A #6C1F7A #972CAB #B945CF #CC76DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#972CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#972CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CAB

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CAB	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.204 320.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.551,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51038,
    "c": 0.20382,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CAB

secondary

#7DC36F

accent

#E2465E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CAB

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

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