#972EC3#972EC3

#972EC3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.223 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972EC3
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 195)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 64.38, -57.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 86.11, 318.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1531 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.223 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5881, 12.4742, 52.7844)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972EC3 #5AC32E

analogous

#4D2EC3 #972EC3 #C32EA5

triadic

#972EC3 #C3972E #2EC397

tetradic

#972EC3 #C34D2E #5AC32E #2EA5C3

square

#972EC3 #C34D2E #5AC32E #2EA5C3

split-complementary

#972EC3 #A5C32E #2EC34D

monochromatic

#4A1760 #712291 #972EC3 #B157D7 #C888E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#972EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#972EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972EC3

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972EC3	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.223 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72d6',
    500: '#972ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ec3;
$custom-light: #ba72d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.282,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52851,
    "c": 0.22262,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972EC3

secondary

#97CD80

accent

#E54373

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972EC3

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

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