#972EBA#972EBA

#972EBA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.215 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EBA
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 186)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 62.60, -52.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 81.97, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1545 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.215 316)
XYZ	xyz(22.6010, 12.0794, 47.5859)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EBA #51BA2E

analogous

#512EBA #972EBA #BA2E97

triadic

#972EBA #BA972E #2EBA97

tetradic

#972EBA #BA512E #51BA2E #2E97BA

square

#972EBA #BA512E #51BA2E #2E97BA

split-complementary

#972EBA #97BA2E #2EBA51

monochromatic

#471658 #6F2289 #972EBA #B351D4 #C982E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#972EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#972EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EBA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EBA	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C64B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.215 316.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52218,
    "c": 0.21468,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EBA

secondary

#8EC97B

accent

#E3446C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EBA

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

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