#873BC9#873BC9

#873BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.210 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BC9
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 201)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 57.47, -60.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 83.60, 313.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1188 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.21 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0959, 12.4960, 56.4949)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BC9 #7DC93B

analogous

#403BC9 #873BC9 #C93BC4

triadic

#873BC9 #C9873B #3BC987

tetradic

#873BC9 #C9403B #7DC93B #3BC4C9

square

#873BC9 #C9403B #7DC93B #3BC4C9

split-complementary

#873BC9 #C4C93B #3BC940

monochromatic

#481E6C #672B9C #873BC9 #A46BD6 #C29BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#873BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#873BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BC9

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BC9	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.210 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77da',
    500: '#873bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bc9;
$custom-light: #af77da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.113,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52547,
    "c": 0.20958,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BC9

secondary

#AECF90

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BC9

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

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