#972DC8#972DC8

#972DC8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.228 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DC8
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 200)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 77.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 65.73, -59.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 88.80, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.153 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.228 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1243, 12.6269, 55.7988)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DC8 #5EC82D

analogous

#492DC8 #972DC8 #C82DAB

triadic

#972DC8 #C8972D #2DC897

tetradic

#972DC8 #C8492D #5EC82D #2DABC8

square

#972DC8 #C8492D #5EC82D #2DABC8

split-complementary

#972DC8 #ABC82D #2DC849

monochromatic

#4C1764 #712296 #972DC8 #B159DA #C88BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#972DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#972DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DC8

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DC8	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F66C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.228 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72da',
    500: '#972dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972dc8;
$custom-light: #bb72da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.032,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53128,
    "c": 0.22801,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DC8

secondary

#9ACF82

accent

#E64176

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DC8

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

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