#873AB3#873AB3

#873AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.188 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873AB3
RGB	rgb(135, 58, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 52.93, -50.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 73.22, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1226 -0.1429)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.188 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6399, 11.4321, 43.8111)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873AB3 #66B33A

analogous

#4B3AB3 #873AB3 #B33AA3

triadic

#873AB3 #B3873A #3AB387

tetradic

#873AB3 #B34B3A #66B33A #3AA3B3

square

#873AB3 #B34B3A #66B33A #3AA3B3

split-complementary

#873AB3 #A3B33A #3AB34B

monochromatic

#411C57 #642B85 #873AB3 #A45FCB #BE8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#873AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#873AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873AB3

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873AB3	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2960B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 58, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.188 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76ca',
    500: '#873ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ab3;
$custom-light: #ae76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 51.055,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50851,
    "c": 0.18826,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873AB3

secondary

#9CC584

accent

#DB4D81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873AB3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →