#873AD3#873AD3

#873AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.221 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873AD3
RGB	rgb(135, 58, 211)
HSL	hsl(270, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 72.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 60.24, -65.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 89.02, 312.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.118 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.221 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2598, 12.8801, 62.8761)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873AD3 #86D33A

analogous

#3A3AD3 #873AD3 #D33AD2

triadic

#873AD3 #D3873A #3AD387

tetradic

#873AD3 #D33A3A #86D33A #3AD2D3

square

#873AD3 #D33A3A #86D33A #3AD2D3

split-complementary

#873AD3 #D2D33A #3AD33A

monochromatic

#4A1B78 #6826AA #873AD3 #A56CDE #C49EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#873AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#873AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873AD3

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873AD3	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 58, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.221 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077e1',
    500: '#873ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ad3;
$custom-light: #b077e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.196,
    "s": 63.485,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53197,
    "c": 0.22096,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873AD3

secondary

#B4D693

accent

#E74193

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873AD3

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

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