#873BC3#873BC3
#873BC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.203 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #873BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 59, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.56, 56.08, -57.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.56, 80.63, 314.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.1% 0.1197 -0.1645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.1% 0.203 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4038, 12.2191, 52.8501) |
| Luminance | 0.1222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.18
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.42
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.14
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.23
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.98
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#873BC3 #77C33B
analogous
#433BC3 #873BC3 #C33BBB
triadic
#873BC3 #C3873B #3BC387
tetradic
#873BC3 #C3433B #77C33B #3BBBC3
square
#873BC3 #C3433B #77C33B #3BBBC3
split-complementary
#873BC3 #BBC33B #3BC343
monochromatic
#461F65 #662D94 #873BC3 #A469D2 #C098E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#873BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#873BC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #873BC3
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##873BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##873BC3 | 1.00 | 6.10 | 3.44 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0762C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C5A7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #873bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.203 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af77d6',
500: '#873bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #873bc3; $custom-light: #af77d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#873bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 59,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.529,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52104,
"c": 0.20341,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.12219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#873BC3
secondary
#A9CC8E
accent
#DD4B8B
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83