#873AAE#873AAE

#873AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.183 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873AAE
RGB	rgb(135, 58, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 51.83, -48.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 70.75, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.123 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.183 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1433, 11.2335, 41.1960)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873AAE #61AE3A

analogous

#4D3AAE #873AAE #AE3A9B

triadic

#873AAE #AE873A #3AAE87

tetradic

#873AAE #AE4D3A #61AE3A #3A9BAE

square

#873AAE #AE4D3A #61AE3A #3A9BAE

split-complementary

#873AAE #9BAE3A #3AAE4D

monochromatic

#401B52 #632B80 #873AAE #A45CC9 #BE8AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#873AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#873AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873AAE

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873AAE	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 58, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.183 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76c7',
    500: '#873aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873aae;
$custom-light: #ae76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.828,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50511,
    "c": 0.18316,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873AAE

secondary

#97C281

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873AAE

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

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