#972EB5#972EB5

#972EB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.210 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB5
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 61.63, -50.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 79.68, 320.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.1551 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.21 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0788, 11.8705, 44.8353)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB5 #4CB52E

analogous

#542EB5 #972EB5 #B52E8F

triadic

#972EB5 #B5972E #2EB597

tetradic

#972EB5 #B5542E #4CB52E #2E8FB5

square

#972EB5 #B5542E #4CB52E #2E8FB5

split-complementary

#972EB5 #8FB52E #2EB554

monochromatic

#461553 #6E2284 #972EB5 #B54ED2 #C97FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#972EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#972EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB5

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB5	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3264B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.210 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72cc',
    500: '#972eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb5;
$custom-light: #ba72cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51877,
    "c": 0.21029,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB5

secondary

#89C778

accent

#E34568

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB5

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

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