#972EA1#972EA1

#972EA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.193 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EA1
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 161)
HSL	hsl(295, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 71.4%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 57.89, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 70.71, 324.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1565 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.193 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1720, 11.1077, 34.7928)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EA1 #38A12E

analogous

#5E2EA1 #972EA1 #A12E71

triadic

#972EA1 #A1972E #2EA197

tetradic

#972EA1 #A15E2E #38A12E #2E71A1

square

#972EA1 #A15E2E #38A12E #2E71A1

split-complementary

#972EA1 #71A12E #2EA15E

monochromatic

#3E1342 #6A2071 #972EA1 #BE43C9 #CE73D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#972EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#972EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EA1

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EA1	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0956A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43629E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.193 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971bd',
    500: '#972ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ea1;
$custom-light: #b971bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.783,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50588,
    "c": 0.19307,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EA1

secondary

#73BE6C

accent

#DF4956

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EA1

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

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