#873BC8#873BC8

#873BC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.209 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BC8
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 57.24, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 83.11, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.119 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.209 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9786, 12.4491, 55.8774)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BC8 #7CC83B

analogous

#403BC8 #873BC8 #C83BC3

triadic

#873BC8 #C8873B #3BC887

tetradic

#873BC8 #C8403B #7CC83B #3BC3C8

square

#873BC8 #C8403B #7CC83B #3BC3C8

split-complementary

#873BC8 #C3C83B #3BC840

monochromatic

#471E6B #672B9A #873BC8 #A46BD5 #C29BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#873BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#873BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BC8

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BC8	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.209 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77da',
    500: '#873bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bc8;
$custom-light: #af77da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.34,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52472,
    "c": 0.20856,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BC8

secondary

#ADCF90

accent

#DF488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BC8

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

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