#972EAE#972EAE

#972EAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.204 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EAE
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 60.29, -47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 76.50, 322.01°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1558 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.204 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.3785, 11.5904, 41.1473)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EAE #45AE2E

analogous

#572EAE #972EAE #AE2E85

triadic

#972EAE #AE972E #2EAE97

tetradic

#972EAE #AE572E #45AE2E #2E85AE

square

#972EAE #AE572E #45AE2E #2E85AE

split-complementary

#972EAE #85AE2E #2EAE57

monochromatic

#43144D #6D217E #972EAE #B74ACF #CA7ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#972EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#972EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EAE

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EAE	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.204 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c7',
    500: '#972eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eae;
$custom-light: #b971c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.219,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51412,
    "c": 0.2042,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EAE

secondary

#82C474

accent

#E14662

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EAE

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

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