#972DC9#972DC9

#972DC9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.229 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972DC9
RGB	rgb(151, 45, 201)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 65.93, -60.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 89.26, 317.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1528 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.229 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2415, 12.6738, 56.4163)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972DC9 #5FC92D

analogous

#492DC9 #972DC9 #C92DAD

triadic

#972DC9 #C9972D #2DC997

tetradic

#972DC9 #C9492D #5FC92D #2DADC9

square

#972DC9 #C9492D #5FC92D #2DADC9

split-complementary

#972DC9 #ADC92D #2DC949

monochromatic

#4C1765 #712297 #972DC9 #B159DA #C88BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#972DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#972DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972DC9

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972DC9	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A66C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 45, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.229 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb72da',
    500: '#972dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972dc9;
$custom-light: #bb72da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.769,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53201,
    "c": 0.2289,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972DC9

secondary

#9BCF83

accent

#E64176

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972DC9

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

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