#972FAA#972FAA
#972FAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.200 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 47, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 72%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.44, 59.18, -44.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.44, 74.28, 322.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.25% 0.1551 -0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.25% 0.2 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0339, 11.5157, 39.1373) |
| Luminance | 0.1152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.16
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.95
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.96
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.97
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972FAA #42AA2F
analogous
#5A2FAA #972FAA #AA2F7F
triadic
#972FAA #AA972F #2FAA97
tetradic
#972FAA #AA5A2F #42AA2F #2F7FAA
square
#972FAA #AA5A2F #42AA2F #2F7FAA
split-complementary
#972FAA #7FAA2F #2FAA5A
monochromatic
#42144A #6C227A #972FAA #B849CD #CB79DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#972FAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#972FAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972FAA
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972FAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972FAA | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D63A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98466A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972faa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.200 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b972c4',
500: '#972faa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972faa; $custom-light: #b972c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972faa",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 47,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.732,
"s": 56.682,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51245,
"c": 0.1996,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.11515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972FAA
secondary
#7FC272
accent
#E0485F
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#120813
muted
#817B82