#972ED0#972ED0

#972ED0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.234 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972ED0
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 208)
HSL	hsl(279, 64%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 77.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 67.02, -63.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 92.13, 316.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1506 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.234 310)
XYZ	xyz(25.1224, 13.0879, 60.8651)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972ED0 #67D02E

analogous

#462ED0 #972ED0 #D02EB8

triadic

#972ED0 #D0972E #2ED097

tetradic

#972ED0 #D0462E #67D02E #2EB8D0

square

#972ED0 #D0462E #67D02E #2EB8D0

split-complementary

#972ED0 #B8D02E #2ED046

monochromatic

#4E186C #73239E #972ED0 #B05FDC #C992E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#972ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#972ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972ED0

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972ED0	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.234 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb73df',
    500: '#972ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ed0;
$custom-light: #bb73df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.889,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53802,
    "c": 0.23417,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.13087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972ED0

secondary

#A2D288

accent

#E7417B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972ED0

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

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