#873BAF#873BAF

#873BAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.183 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BAF
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 51.58, -48.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 70.72, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1218 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.183 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2921, 11.3745, 41.7283)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BAF #63AF3B

analogous

#4D3BAF #873BAF #AF3B9D

triadic

#873BAF #AF873B #3BAF87

tetradic

#873BAF #AF4D3B #63AF3B #3B9DAF

square

#873BAF #AF4D3B #63AF3B #3B9DAF

split-complementary

#873BAF #9DAF3B #3BAF4D

monochromatic

#401C53 #642C81 #873BAF #A45EC9 #BE8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#873BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#873BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BAF

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BAF	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.183 311.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.507,
    "c": 0.18283,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BAF

secondary

#99C383

accent

#D94F7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BAF

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

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