#972EA2#972EA2

#972EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.194 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EA2
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(294, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 58.07, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 71.15, 324.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.1565 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.194 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2605, 11.1432, 35.2591)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EA2 #39A22E

analogous

#5D2EA2 #972EA2 #A22E73

triadic

#972EA2 #A2972E #2EA297

tetradic

#972EA2 #A25D2E #39A22E #2E73A2

square

#972EA2 #A25D2E #39A22E #2E73A2

split-complementary

#972EA2 #73A22E #2EA25D

monochromatic

#3E1343 #6B2072 #972EA2 #BD43CA #CE73D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#972EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#972EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EA2

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EA2	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0656A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42629F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.194 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971be',
    500: '#972ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ea2;
$custom-light: #b971be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.31,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50649,
    "c": 0.19392,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EA2

secondary

#75BF6D

accent

#DF4957

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EA2

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

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