#873BDB#873BDB

#873BDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.228 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BDB
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 73.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 61.69, -68.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 92.47, 311.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1154 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.228 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3387, 13.3931, 68.3070)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BDB #8FDB3B

analogous

#3B3FDB #873BDB #D73BDB

triadic

#873BDB #DB873B #3BDB87

tetradic

#873BDB #DB3B3F #8FDB3B #3BDBD7

square

#873BDB #DB3B3F #8FDB3B #3BDBD7

split-complementary

#873BDB #DBD73B #3FDB3B

monochromatic

#4B1883 #6922B7 #873BDB #A76FE4 #C6A2EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#873BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#873BDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BDB

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BDB	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.228 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178e7',
    500: '#873bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bdb;
$custom-light: #b178e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.5,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53931,
    "c": 0.22804,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BDB

secondary

#BBDB97

accent

#EC3C98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110916

muted

#807B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BDB

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

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