#972DAD#972DAD

#972DAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.204 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DAD
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(290, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 60.47, -46.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 76.46, 322.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1568 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.204 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2428, 11.4743, 40.6229)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DAD #43AD2D

analogous

#572DAD #972DAD #AD2D83

triadic

#972DAD #AD972D #2DAD97

tetradic

#972DAD #AD572D #43AD2D #2D83AD

square

#972DAD #AD572D #43AD2D #2D83AD

split-complementary

#972DAD #83AD2D #2DAD57

monochromatic

#42144C #6D207C #972DAD #B848CF #CB78DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#972DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#972DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DAD

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DAD	1.00	6.37	3.29	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.204 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c6',
    500: '#972dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972dad;
$custom-light: #b971c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.688,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51257,
    "c": 0.20444,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DAD

secondary

#80C472

accent

#E24661

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DAD

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

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