#873BB9#873BB9

#873BB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.193 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BB9
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(276, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 53.81, -53.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 75.67, 315.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1209 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.193 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3108, 11.7820, 47.0937)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BB9 #6DB93B

analogous

#483BB9 #873BB9 #B93BAC

triadic

#873BB9 #B9873B #3BB987

tetradic

#873BB9 #B9483B #6DB93B #3BACB9

square

#873BB9 #B9483B #6DB93B #3BACB9

split-complementary

#873BB9 #ACB93B #3BB948

monochromatic

#431D5C #652C8B #873BB9 #A464CD #BF92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#873BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#873BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BB9

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BB9	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2261B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.193 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77cf',
    500: '#873bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bb9;
$custom-light: #ae77cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.19,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51387,
    "c": 0.19311,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BB9

secondary

#A1C788

accent

#DB4D85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BB9

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

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