#972EB7#972EB7

#972EB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.212 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB7
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 62.02, -51.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 80.59, 320.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1548 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.212 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2855, 11.9531, 45.9239)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB7 #4EB72E

analogous

#522EB7 #972EB7 #B72E93

triadic

#972EB7 #B7972E #2EB797

tetradic

#972EB7 #B7522E #4EB72E #2E93B7

square

#972EB7 #B7522E #4EB72E #2E93B7

split-complementary

#972EB7 #93B72E #2EB752

monochromatic

#461555 #6F2286 #972EB7 #B44FD3 #C980DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#972EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#972EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB7

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB7	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3064B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.212 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72cd',
    500: '#972eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb7;
$custom-light: #ba72cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.985,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52013,
    "c": 0.21204,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB7

secondary

#8BC879

accent

#E3456A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB7

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

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