#872CB2#872CB2

#872CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.204 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872CB2
RGB	rgb(135, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 58.61, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 79.34, 317.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1371 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.204 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9268, 10.1671, 43.0763)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872CB2 #57B22C

analogous

#442CB2 #872CB2 #B22C9A

triadic

#872CB2 #B2872C #2CB287

tetradic

#872CB2 #B2442C #57B22C #2C9AB2

square

#872CB2 #B2442C #57B22C #2C9AB2

split-complementary

#872CB2 #9AB22C #2CB244

monochromatic

#3D1450 #622081 #872CB2 #A649D2 #BE7ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#872CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#872CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872CB2

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872CB2	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824B6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.204 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fca',
    500: '#872cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872cb2;
$custom-light: #ae6fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.746,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49293,
    "c": 0.20415,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872CB2

secondary

#8EC673

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #872CB2

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

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