#972DB9#972DB9

#972DB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.215 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DB9
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 62.76, -52.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 81.90, 320.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1555 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.215 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4565, 11.9598, 47.0151)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DB9 #4FB92D

analogous

#512DB9 #972DB9 #B92D95

triadic

#972DB9 #B9972D #2DB997

tetradic

#972DB9 #B9512D #4FB92D #2D95B9

square

#972DB9 #B9512D #4FB92D #2D95B9

split-complementary

#972DB9 #95B92D #2DB951

monochromatic

#471557 #6F2188 #972DB9 #B44FD4 #C980E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#972DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#972DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DB9

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DB9	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C64B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.215 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba71cf',
    500: '#972db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972db9;
$custom-light: #ba71cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.429,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52063,
    "c": 0.21484,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DB9

secondary

#8CC979

accent

#E4446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DB9

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

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