#972EA4#972EA4

#972EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.196 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EA4
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 164)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 58.44, -42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 72.03, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1564 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.196 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4397, 11.2148, 36.2028)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EA4 #3BA42E

analogous

#5C2EA4 #972EA4 #A42E76

triadic

#972EA4 #A4972E #2EA497

tetradic

#972EA4 #A45C2E #3BA42E #2E76A4

square

#972EA4 #A45C2E #3BA42E #2E76A4

split-complementary

#972EA4 #76A42E #2EA45C

monochromatic

#3F1344 #6B2174 #972EA4 #BC45CB #CD74D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#972EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#972EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EA4

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EA4	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4162A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.196 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971bf',
    500: '#972ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ea4;
$custom-light: #b971bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.39,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50773,
    "c": 0.19561,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EA4

secondary

#77C06E

accent

#DF4859

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EA4

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

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