#873BAE#873BAE

#873BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.182 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BAE
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 51.37, -47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 70.22, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1218 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.182 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1942, 11.3353, 41.2130)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BAE #62AE3B

analogous

#4D3BAE #873BAE #AE3B9B

triadic

#873BAE #AE873B #3BAE87

tetradic

#873BAE #AE4D3B #62AE3B #3B9BAE

square

#873BAE #AE4D3B #62AE3B #3B9BAE

split-complementary

#873BAE #9BAE3B #3BAE4D

monochromatic

#401C53 #642C80 #873BAE #A45EC8 #BE8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#873BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#873BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BAE

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BAE	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.182 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad76c7',
    500: '#873bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bae;
$custom-light: #ad76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.652,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50633,
    "c": 0.1818,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BAE

secondary

#98C282

accent

#D94F7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BAE

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

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