#873BDD#873BDD

#873BDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.230 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BDD
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 62.17, -69.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 93.45, 311.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.115 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.23 300)
XYZ	xyz(24.6035, 13.4990, 69.7019)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BDD #91DD3B

analogous

#3B40DD #873BDD #D83BDD

triadic

#873BDD #DD873B #3BDD87

tetradic

#873BDD #DD3B40 #91DD3B #3BDDD8

square

#873BDD #DD3B40 #91DD3B #3BDDD8

split-complementary

#873BDD #DDD83B #40DD3B

monochromatic

#4B1786 #6920BA #873BDD #A76FE6 #C7A3EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#873BDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#873BDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BDD

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BDD	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.230 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178e9',
    500: '#873bdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873bdd;
$custom-light: #b178e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.148,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5409,
    "c": 0.23008,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.13499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BDD

secondary

#BCDC98

accent

#ED3B99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BDD

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

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