#972EB4#972EB4

#972EB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.209 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB4
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 61.44, -50.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 79.22, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1552 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.209 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9765, 11.8296, 44.2969)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB4 #4BB42E

analogous

#542EB4 #972EB4 #B42E8E

triadic

#972EB4 #B4972E #2EB497

tetradic

#972EB4 #B4542E #4BB42E #2E8EB4

square

#972EB4 #B4542E #4BB42E #2E8EB4

split-complementary

#972EB4 #8EB42E #2EB454

monochromatic

#451553 #6E2283 #972EB4 #B54ED2 #C97EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#972EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#972EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB4

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB4	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3364B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.209 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72cb',
    500: '#972eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb4;
$custom-light: #ba72cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.015,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5181,
    "c": 0.20942,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB4

secondary

#88C777

accent

#E24567

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

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