#873BB2#873BB2

#873BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.186 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BB2
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 52.25, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 72.20, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1216 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.186 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5900, 11.4936, 43.2974)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BB2 #66B23B

analogous

#4B3BB2 #873BB2 #B23BA2

triadic

#873BB2 #B2873B #3BB287

tetradic

#873BB2 #B24B3B #66B23B #3BA2B2

square

#873BB2 #B24B3B #66B23B #3BA2B2

split-complementary

#873BB2 #A2B23B #3BB24B

monochromatic

#411D56 #642C84 #873BB2 #A460CA #BE8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#873BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#873BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BB2

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BB2	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.186 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76ca',
    500: '#873bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bb2;
$custom-light: #ae76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.319,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50903,
    "c": 0.18591,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BB2

secondary

#9CC485

accent

#DA4E81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BB2

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

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