#972CAE#972CAE

#972CAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.206 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CAE
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 61.01, -47.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 77.31, 322.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1577 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.206 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3022, 11.4377, 41.1218)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CAE #43AE2C

analogous

#562CAE #972CAE #AE2C84

triadic

#972CAE #AE972C #2CAE97

tetradic

#972CAE #AE562C #43AE2C #2C84AE

square

#972CAE #AE562C #43AE2C #2C84AE

split-complementary

#972CAE #84AE2C #2CAE56

monochromatic

#42134C #6D207D #972CAE #B847D0 #CB78DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#972CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#972CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CAE

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CAE	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.206 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c7',
    500: '#972cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972cae;
$custom-light: #b971c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.385,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51234,
    "c": 0.20638,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CAE

secondary

#80C571

accent

#E34561

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CAE

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

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