#972CCC#972CCC

#972CCC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.232 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CCC
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 78.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 66.87, -61.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 91.02, 317.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.153 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.232 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5602, 12.7409, 58.2805)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CCC #61CC2C

analogous

#472CCC #972CCC #CC2CB1

triadic

#972CCC #CC972C #2CCC97

tetradic

#972CCC #CC472C #61CC2C #2CB1CC

square

#972CCC #CC472C #61CC2C #2CB1CC

split-complementary

#972CCC #B1CC2C #2CCC47

monochromatic

#4C1667 #72219A #972CCC #B05ADB #C88CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#972CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#972CCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CCC

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CCC	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90547C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.232 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72dc',
    500: '#972ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ccc;
$custom-light: #bb72dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.125,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53342,
    "c": 0.23248,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CCC

secondary

#9DD083

accent

#E84078

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CCC

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

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