#972DAE#972DAE

#972DAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DAE
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 60.65, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 76.91, 322.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1567 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.205 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3399, 11.5131, 41.1344)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DAE #44AE2D

analogous

#562DAE #972DAE #AE2D85

triadic

#972DAE #AE972D #2DAE97

tetradic

#972DAE #AE562D #44AE2D #2D85AE

square

#972DAE #AE562D #44AE2D #2D85AE

split-complementary

#972DAE #85AE2D #2DAE56

monochromatic

#43144D #6D207D #972DAE #B848D0 #CB79DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#972DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#972DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DAE

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DAE	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c7',
    500: '#972dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972dae;
$custom-light: #b971c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.302,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51322,
    "c": 0.2053,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DAE

secondary

#81C472

accent

#E24662

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DAE

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

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