#972EB8#972EB8

#972EB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.213 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB8
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 62.21, -51.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 81.05, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1547 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.213 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3899, 11.9949, 46.4740)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB8 #4FB82E

analogous

#522EB8 #972EB8 #B82E94

triadic

#972EB8 #B8972E #2EB897

tetradic

#972EB8 #B8522E #4FB82E #2E94B8

square

#972EB8 #B8522E #4FB82E #2E94B8

split-complementary

#972EB8 #94B82E #2EB852

monochromatic

#471656 #6F2287 #972EB8 #B450D3 #C981DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#972EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#972EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB8

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB8	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F64B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.213 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72ce',
    500: '#972eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb8;
$custom-light: #ba72ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.652,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52081,
    "c": 0.21292,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB8

secondary

#8CC879

accent

#E3456B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB8

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