#972EB9#972EB9

#972EB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.214 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EB9
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 62.41, -52.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 81.51, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1546 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.214 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4951, 12.0370, 47.0280)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EB9 #50B92E

analogous

#522EB9 #972EB9 #B92E95

triadic

#972EB9 #B9972E #2EB997

tetradic

#972EB9 #B9522E #50B92E #2E95B9

square

#972EB9 #B9522E #50B92E #2E95B9

split-complementary

#972EB9 #95B92E #2EB952

monochromatic

#471657 #6F2288 #972EB9 #B451D4 #C982E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#972EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#972EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EB9

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EB9	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D64B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.214 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72cf',
    500: '#972eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972eb9;
$custom-light: #ba72cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.324,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52149,
    "c": 0.21379,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EB9

secondary

#8DC97A

accent

#E3446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EB9

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