#972FA1#972FA1
#972FA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.192 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972FA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 47, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.89, 57.52, -40.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.89, 70.28, 324.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.68% 0.1555 -0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.68% 0.192 324.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2115, 11.1868, 34.8060) |
| Luminance | 0.1119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.35
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.98
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.09
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.45
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.47
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972FA1 #39A12F
analogous
#5E2FA1 #972FA1 #A12F72
triadic
#972FA1 #A1972F #2FA197
tetradic
#972FA1 #A15E2F #39A12F #2F72A1
square
#972FA1 #A15E2F #39A12F #2F72A1
split-complementary
#972FA1 #72A12F #2FA15E
monochromatic
#3E1342 #6B2172 #972FA1 #BD45C9 #CE74D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#972FA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#972FA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972FA1
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972FA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972FA1 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.24 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0D56A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#43629E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4265
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972fa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.192 324.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b971bd',
500: '#972fa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972fa1; $custom-light: #b971bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972fa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 47,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.737,
"s": 54.808,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50683,
"c": 0.19188,
"h": 324.1
},
"luminance": 0.11186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972FA1
secondary
#75BE6E
accent
#DE4A57
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81