#972DB8#972DB8

#972DB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.214 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DB8
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 62.56, -52.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 81.45, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1556 -0.1469)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.214 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3513, 11.9177, 46.4611)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DB8 #4EB82D

analogous

#512DB8 #972DB8 #B82D94

triadic

#972DB8 #B8972D #2DB897

tetradic

#972DB8 #B8512D #4EB82D #2D94B8

square

#972DB8 #B8512D #4EB82D #2D94B8

split-complementary

#972DB8 #94B82D #2DB851

monochromatic

#461556 #6F2187 #972DB8 #B44ED4 #C980E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#972DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#972DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DB8

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DB8	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E64B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.214 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba71ce',
    500: '#972db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972db8;
$custom-light: #ba71ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.755,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51994,
    "c": 0.21397,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DB8

secondary

#8BC978

accent

#E4446A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DB8

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

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