#873BB8#873BB8

#873BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.192 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BB8
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 53.58, -52.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 75.17, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.121 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.192 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2056, 11.7399, 46.5397)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BB8 #6CB83B

analogous

#493BB8 #873BB8 #B83BAA

triadic

#873BB8 #B8873B #3BB887

tetradic

#873BB8 #B8493B #6CB83B #3BAAB8

square

#873BB8 #B8493B #6CB83B #3BAAB8

split-complementary

#873BB8 #AAB83B #3BB849

monochromatic

#431D5B #652C8A #873BB8 #A463CD #BF92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#873BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#873BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BB8

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BB8	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2461B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.192 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77ce',
    500: '#873bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bb8;
$custom-light: #ae77ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.48,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51317,
    "c": 0.19208,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BB8

secondary

#A1C788

accent

#DB4D85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BB8

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

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