#972CB9#972CB9

#972CB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.216 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CB9
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.03, 63.10, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.03, 82.29, 320.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1564 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.216 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4188, 11.8844, 47.0025)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CB9 #4EB92C

analogous

#512CB9 #972CB9 #B92C94

triadic

#972CB9 #B9972C #2CB997

tetradic

#972CB9 #B9512C #4EB92C #2C94B9

square

#972CB9 #B9512C #4EB92C #2C94B9

split-complementary

#972CB9 #94B92C #2CB951

monochromatic

#461456 #6F2088 #972CB9 #B44DD5 #C97FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#972CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#972CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CB9

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CB9	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C64B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.216 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba71cf',
    500: '#972cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972cb9;
$custom-light: #ba71cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.532,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51977,
    "c": 0.21587,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CB9

secondary

#8BC978

accent

#E5436A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CB9

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

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