#873BB5#873BB5

#873BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.189 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BB5
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 52.91, -51.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 73.69, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1213 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.189 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8945, 11.6154, 44.9011)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BB5 #69B53B

analogous

#4A3BB5 #873BB5 #B53BA6

triadic

#873BB5 #B5873B #3BB587

tetradic

#873BB5 #B54A3B #69B53B #3BA6B5

square

#873BB5 #B54A3B #69B53B #3BA6B5

split-complementary

#873BB5 #A6B53B #3BB54A

monochromatic

#421D59 #652C87 #873BB5 #A462CC #BE90DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#873BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#873BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BB5

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BB5	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2861B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.189 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76cc',
    500: '#873bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bb5;
$custom-light: #ae76cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.377,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51108,
    "c": 0.18899,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BB5

secondary

#9EC686

accent

#DA4D83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BB5

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

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