#873BCB#873BCB

#873BCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.212 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BCB
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 57.93, -61.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 84.59, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% 0.1185 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.212 304)
XYZ	xyz(22.3327, 12.5907, 57.7420)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BCB #7FCB3B

analogous

#3F3BCB #873BCB #CB3BC7

triadic

#873BCB #CB873B #3BCB87

tetradic

#873BCB #CB3F3B #7FCB3B #3BC7CB

square

#873BCB #CB3F3B #7FCB3B #3BC7CB

split-complementary

#873BCB #C7CB3B #3BCB3F

monochromatic

#481D6E #682A9F #873BCB #A56BD8 #C29CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#873BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#873BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BCB

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BCB	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.212 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77dc',
    500: '#873bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bcb;
$custom-light: #af77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.667,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52697,
    "c": 0.21164,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.12591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BCB

secondary

#AFD191

accent

#E14790

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BCB

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

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