#972EBD#972EBD

#972EBD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.217 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EBD
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 63.19, -54.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 83.34, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.154 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.217 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9233, 12.2083, 49.2832)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EBD #54BD2E

analogous

#4F2EBD #972EBD #BD2E9B

triadic

#972EBD #BD972E #2EBD97

tetradic

#972EBD #BD4F2E #54BD2E #2E9BBD

square

#972EBD #BD4F2E #54BD2E #2E9BBD

split-complementary

#972EBD #9BBD2E #2EBD4F

monochromatic

#48165B #70228C #972EBD #B353D5 #C884E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#972EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#972EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EBD

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EBD	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2865BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.217 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72d2',
    500: '#972ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ebd;
$custom-light: #ba72d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.056,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52426,
    "c": 0.21732,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EBD

secondary

#91CA7C

accent

#E4446E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EBD

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

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