#972CD2#972CD2

#972CD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.238 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972CD2
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 210)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 79%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 68.10, -64.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 93.79, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1517 -0.1831)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.238 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2937, 13.0343, 62.1437)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972CD2 #67D22C

analogous

#442CD2 #972CD2 #D22CBA

triadic

#972CD2 #D2972C #2CD297

tetradic

#972CD2 #D2442C #67D22C #2CBAD2

square

#972CD2 #D2442C #67D22C #2CBAD2

split-complementary

#972CD2 #BAD22C #2CD244

monochromatic

#4E176D #73219F #972CD2 #B05EDD #C991E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#972CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#972CD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972CD2

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972CD2	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.238 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72e1',
    500: '#972cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972cd2;
$custom-light: #bb72e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.675,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53793,
    "c": 0.23777,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972CD2

secondary

#A2D287

accent

#E83F7B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972CD2

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

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