#972FB4#972FB4

#972FB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.208 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972FB4
RGB	rgb(151, 47, 180)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 61.08, -49.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 78.81, 320.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1543 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.208 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0161, 11.9086, 44.3101)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972FB4 #4CB42F

analogous

#542FB4 #972FB4 #B42F8F

triadic

#972FB4 #B4972F #2FB497

tetradic

#972FB4 #B4542F #4CB42F #2F8FB4

square

#972FB4 #B4542F #4CB42F #2F8FB4

split-complementary

#972FB4 #8FB42F #2FB454

monochromatic

#461653 #6E2283 #972FB4 #B54FD1 #C980DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#972FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#972FB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972FB4

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972FB4	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3464B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.208 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72cb',
    500: '#972fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972fb4;
$custom-light: #ba72cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.917,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51899,
    "c": 0.20832,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972FB4

secondary

#89C778

accent

#E24668

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972FB4

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