#8173AB#8173AB

#8173AB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.085 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8173AB
RGB	rgb(129, 115, 171)
HSL	hsl(255, 25%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(255, 33%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.69, 17.69, -27.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.69, 33.05, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(59.04% 0.0363 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(59.04% 0.085 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5330, 19.8686, 41.1681)
Luminance	0.1987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8173AB #9DAB73

analogous

#7381AB #8173AB #9D73AB

triadic

#8173AB #AB8173 #73AB81

tetradic

#8173AB #AB7381 #9DAB73 #73AB9D

square

#8173AB #AB7381 #9DAB73 #73AB9D

split-complementary

#8173AB #AB9D73 #81AB73

monochromatic

#483D66 #62548C #8173AB #A399C2 #C6BFD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#8173AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#8173AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8173AB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8173AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8173AB	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8173ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 115, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.085 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a69bc4',
    500: '#8173ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8173ab;
$custom-light: #a69bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8173ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5904,
    "c": 0.0854,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8173AB

secondary

#C3C8B1

accent

#C166AB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#0F0E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8173AB

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

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