#8173BB#8173BB

#8173BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.108 H 291.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8173BB
RGB	rgb(129, 115, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(252, 39%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 38.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.42, 21.80, -36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.42, 42.11, 301.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% 0.0401 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.108 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1514, 20.5160, 49.6916)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8173BB #ADBB73

analogous

#7389BB #8173BB #A573BB

triadic

#8173BB #BB8173 #73BB81

tetradic

#8173BB #BB7389 #ADBB73 #73BBA5

square

#8173BB #BB7389 #ADBB73 #73BBA5

split-complementary

#8173BB #BBA573 #89BB73

monochromatic

#473B79 #5F4FA2 #8173BB #A69CCF #CBC5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#8173BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#8173BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8173BB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8173BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8173BB	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F7CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8173bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 115, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.108 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a79bd0',
    500: '#8173bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8173bb;
$custom-light: #a79bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8173bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.667,
    "s": 34.615,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59835,
    "c": 0.10837,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8173BB

secondary

#CED3B7

accent

#CB5DB5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8173BB

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

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