#972CCD#972CCD

#972CCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.233 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CCD
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 78.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 67.08, -62.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 91.48, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1528 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.233 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6805, 12.7891, 58.9142)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CCD #62CD2C

analogous

#472CCD #972CCD #CD2CB3

triadic

#972CCD #CD972C #2CCD97

tetradic

#972CCD #CD472C #62CD2C #2CB3CD

square

#972CCD #CD472C #62CD2C #2CB3CD

split-complementary

#972CCD #B3CD2C #2CCD47

monochromatic

#4D1668 #72219B #972CCD #B05BDC #C88DE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#972CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#972CCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CCD

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CCD	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90547D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.233 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72dd',
    500: '#972ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ccd;
$custom-light: #bb72dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.876,
    "s": 64.659,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53416,
    "c": 0.23337,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CCD

secondary

#9ED184

accent

#E84078

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CCD

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

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