#972FA7#972FA7
#972FA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.197 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972FA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 47, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.25, 58.62, -43.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.25, 72.94, 323.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.05% 0.1553 -0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.05% 0.197 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7533, 11.4035, 37.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.1140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.41
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.92
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.43
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.61
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.74
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972FA7 #3FA72F
analogous
#5B2FA7 #972FA7 #A72F7B
triadic
#972FA7 #A7972F #2FA797
tetradic
#972FA7 #A75B2F #3FA72F #2F7BA7
square
#972FA7 #A75B2F #3FA72F #2F7BA7
split-complementary
#972FA7 #7BA72F #2FA75B
monochromatic
#411447 #6C2277 #972FA7 #BA48CB #CC78D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#972FA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#972FA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972FA7
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972FA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972FA7 | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F63A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994568
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972fa7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.197 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b972c2',
500: '#972fa7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972fa7; $custom-light: #b972c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972fa7",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 47,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292,
"s": 56.075,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51054,
"c": 0.19701,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.11402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972FA7
secondary
#7CC171
accent
#DF485D
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#120812
muted
#817B81