#972E97#972E97
#972E97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.185 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 46, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 53%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 70%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.19, 56.13, -35.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.19, 66.40, 327.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.99% 0.1565 -0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.99% 0.185 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3252, 10.7690, 30.3329) |
| Luminance | 0.1077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.48
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.35
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.67
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.16
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.64
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972E97 #2E972E
analogous
#622E97 #972E97 #972E62
triadic
#972E97 #97972E #2E9797
tetradic
#972E97 #97622E #2E972E #2E6297
square
#972E97 #97622E #2E972E #2E6297
split-complementary
#972E97 #62972E #2E9762
monochromatic
#391139 #682068 #972E97 #C43EC4 #D26DD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.66
#972E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#972E97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972E97
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972E97 | 1.00 | 6.66 | 3.15 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D549A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#496194
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C3D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.185 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b970b6',
500: '#972e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972e97; $custom-light: #b970b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 46,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 53.299,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49992,
"c": 0.18475,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.10768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972E97
secondary
#67BA67
accent
#DD4B4B
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120811
muted
#817B80