#873BB3#873BB3

#873BB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.187 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BB3
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 52.47, -50.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 72.70, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.1215 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.187 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6908, 11.5339, 43.8281)
Luminance	0.1153 (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

#873BB3 #67B33B

analogous

#4B3BB3 #873BB3 #B33BA3

triadic

#873BB3 #B3873B #3BB387

tetradic

#873BB3 #B34B3B #67B33B #3BA3B3

square

#873BB3 #B34B3B #67B33B #3BA3B3

split-complementary

#873BB3 #A3B33B #3BB34B

monochromatic

#421D57 #642C85 #873BB3 #A460CB #BE8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#873BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#873BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BB3

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BB3	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B61B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.187 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76ca',
    500: '#873bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bb3;
$custom-light: #ae76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50971,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BB3

secondary

#9CC585

accent

#DA4E81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BB3

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

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