#972ED3#972ED3

#972ED3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.237 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972ED3
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 211)
HSL	hsl(278, 65%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 78.2%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 67.64, -64.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 93.52, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.1499 -0.1834)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.237 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.4950, 13.2369, 62.8273)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972ED3 #6AD32E

analogous

#452ED3 #972ED3 #D32EBC

triadic

#972ED3 #D3972E #2ED397

tetradic

#972ED3 #D3452E #6AD32E #2EBCD3

square

#972ED3 #D3452E #6AD32E #2EBCD3

split-complementary

#972ED3 #BCD32E #2ED345

monochromatic

#4F176F #7322A2 #972ED3 #B061DE #C993E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#972ED3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#972ED3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972ED3

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972ED3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972ED3	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972ed3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.237 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb73e1',
    500: '#972ed3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972ed3;
$custom-light: #bb73e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972ed3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54028,
    "c": 0.23685,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972ED3

secondary

#A4D38A

accent

#E8407D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #972ED3

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

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