#872BB2#872BB2

#872BB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.205 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872BB2
RGB	rgb(135, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 58.99, -53.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 79.76, 317.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.138 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.205 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8900, 10.0935, 43.0640)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872BB2 #56B22B

analogous

#432BB2 #872BB2 #B22B99

triadic

#872BB2 #B2872B #2BB287

tetradic

#872BB2 #B2432B #56B22B #2B99B2

square

#872BB2 #B2432B #56B22B #2B99B2

split-complementary

#872BB2 #99B22B #2BB243

monochromatic

#3C134F #621F81 #872BB2 #A648D3 #BE79DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#872BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#872BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872BB2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872BB2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.205 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6eca',
    500: '#872bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872bb2;
$custom-light: #ae6eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.889,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.492,
    "c": 0.20522,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872BB2

secondary

#8DC772

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #872BB2

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

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