#972CAF#972CAF

#972CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.207 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CAF
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(289, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 61.19, -47.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 77.76, 321.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1576 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.207 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4000, 11.4769, 41.6372)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CAF #44AF2C

analogous

#562CAF #972CAF #AF2C85

triadic

#972CAF #AF972C #2CAF97

tetradic

#972CAF #AF562C #44AF2C #2C85AF

square

#972CAF #AF562C #44AF2C #2C85AF

split-complementary

#972CAF #85AF2C #2CAF56

monochromatic

#43134D #6D207E #972CAF #B847D1 #CB78DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#972CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#972CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CAF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CAF	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.207 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba71c7',
    500: '#972caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972caf;
$custom-light: #ba71c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.008,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.513,
    "c": 0.20724,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CAF

secondary

#81C572

accent

#E34562

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CAF

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

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