#972EA0#972EA0

#972EA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.192 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EA0
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 57.71, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 70.27, 325.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1565 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.192 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0841, 11.0726, 34.3303)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EA0 #37A02E

analogous

#5E2EA0 #972EA0 #A02E70

triadic

#972EA0 #A0972E #2EA097

tetradic

#972EA0 #A05E2E #37A02E #2E70A0

square

#972EA0 #A05E2E #37A02E #2E70A0

split-complementary

#972EA0 #70A02E #2EA05E

monochromatic

#3D1341 #6A2070 #972EA0 #BE42C9 #CF72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#972EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#972EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EA0

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EA0	1.00	6.53	3.21	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D55A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44629D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.192 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971bc',
    500: '#972ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ea0;
$custom-light: #b971bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.263,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50527,
    "c": 0.19222,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EA0

secondary

#72BE6C

accent

#DF4955

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EA0

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

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