#972FB8#972FB8

#972FB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.212 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972FB8
RGB	rgb(151, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 61.85, -51.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 80.64, 320.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1538 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.212 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4294, 12.0740, 46.4871)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972FB8 #50B82F

analogous

#522FB8 #972FB8 #B82F95

triadic

#972FB8 #B8972F #2FB897

tetradic

#972FB8 #B8522F #50B82F #2F95B8

square

#972FB8 #B8522F #50B82F #2F95B8

split-complementary

#972FB8 #95B82F #2FB852

monochromatic

#471657 #6F2387 #972FB8 #B452D3 #C982DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#972FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#972FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972FB8

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972FB8	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F64B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.212 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba72ce',
    500: '#972fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972fb8;
$custom-light: #ba72ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.547,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5217,
    "c": 0.21185,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972FB8

secondary

#8DC87B

accent

#E2456B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #972FB8

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

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