#972EB3#972EB3

#972EB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.209 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB3
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 61.25, -49.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 78.77, 321.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.1553 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.209 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8750, 11.7890, 43.7623)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB3 #4AB32E

analogous

#542EB3 #972EB3 #B32E8D

triadic

#972EB3 #B3972E #2EB397

tetradic

#972EB3 #B3542E #4AB32E #2E8DB3

square

#972EB3 #B3542E #4AB32E #2E8DB3

split-complementary

#972EB3 #8DB32E #2EB354

monochromatic

#451552 #6E2182 #972EB3 #B54DD1 #CA7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#972EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#972EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB3

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB3	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3464B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.209 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72ca',
    500: '#972eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb3;
$custom-light: #ba72ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.368,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51743,
    "c": 0.20854,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB3

secondary

#87C676

accent

#E24667

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB3

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

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