#972DA9#972DA9

#972DA9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.201 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DA9
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 169)
HSL	hsl(291, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 59.72, -44.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 74.66, 323.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1571 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.201 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8615, 11.3218, 38.6149)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DA9 #3FA92D

analogous

#592DA9 #972DA9 #A92D7D

triadic

#972DA9 #A9972D #2DA997

tetradic

#972DA9 #A9592D #3FA92D #2D7DA9

square

#972DA9 #A9592D #3FA92D #2D7DA9

split-complementary

#972DA9 #7DA92D #2DA959

monochromatic

#411348 #6C2079 #972DA9 #BA46CE #CC76DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#972DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#972DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DA9

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DA9	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.201 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c3',
    500: '#972da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972da9;
$custom-light: #b971c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.29,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50998,
    "c": 0.20102,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DA9

secondary

#7CC26F

accent

#E1475D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DA9

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

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