#872BB5#872BB5

#872BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.208 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872BB5
RGB	rgb(135, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 59.61, -55.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 81.19, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1375 -0.1561)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.208 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1945, 10.2153, 44.6677)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872BB5 #59B52B

analogous

#422BB5 #872BB5 #B52B9E

triadic

#872BB5 #B5872B #2BB587

tetradic

#872BB5 #B5422B #59B52B #2B9EB5

square

#872BB5 #B5422B #59B52B #2B9EB5

split-complementary

#872BB5 #9EB52B #2BB542

monochromatic

#3D1452 #621F84 #872BB5 #A649D4 #BE7BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#872BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#872BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872BB5

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872BB5	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.208 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6ecc',
    500: '#872bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872bb5;
$custom-light: #af6ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49421,
    "c": 0.20799,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872BB5

secondary

#90C874

accent

#E54379

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #872BB5

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

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