#972EB0#972EB0

#972EB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.206 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB0
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 176)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 60.67, -48.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 77.40, 321.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1556 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.206 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5749, 11.6689, 42.1818)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB0 #47B02E

analogous

#562EB0 #972EB0 #B02E88

triadic

#972EB0 #B0972E #2EB097

tetradic

#972EB0 #B0562E #47B02E #2E88B0

square

#972EB0 #B0562E #47B02E #2E88B0

split-complementary

#972EB0 #88B02E #2EB056

monochromatic

#44154F #6D217F #972EB0 #B64BD0 #CA7CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#972EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#972EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB0

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB0	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.206 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b971c8',
    500: '#972eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb0;
$custom-light: #b971c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.462,
    "s": 58.559,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51543,
    "c": 0.20593,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB0

secondary

#84C575

accent

#E24664

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB0

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

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