#873BCD#873BCD

#873BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.214 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BCD
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 58.40, -62.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 85.58, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1181 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.214 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5725, 12.6866, 59.0054)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BCD #81CD3B

analogous

#3E3BCD #873BCD #CD3BCA

triadic

#873BCD #CD873B #3BCD87

tetradic

#873BCD #CD3E3B #81CD3B #3BCACD

square

#873BCD #CD3E3B #81CD3B #3BCACD

split-complementary

#873BCD #CACD3B #3BCD3E

monochromatic

#491D71 #6829A2 #873BCD #A56CD9 #C39DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#873BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#873BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BCD

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BCD	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.214 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077dd',
    500: '#873bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bcd;
$custom-light: #b077dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.233,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52847,
    "c": 0.21369,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BCD

secondary

#B1D292

accent

#E34591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BCD

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

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