#873BDE#873BDE

#873BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.231 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873BDE
RGB	rgb(135, 59, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 62.40, -70.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 93.94, 311.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1148 -0.2006)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.231 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.7372, 13.5525, 70.4057)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873BDE #92DE3B

analogous

#3B41DE #873BDE #D83BDE

triadic

#873BDE #DE873B #3BDE87

tetradic

#873BDE #DE3B41 #92DE3B #3BDED8

square

#873BDE #DE3B41 #92DE3B #3BDED8

split-complementary

#873BDE #DED83B #41DE3B

monochromatic

#4B1788 #6920BC #873BDE #A76FE7 #C7A4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#873BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#873BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873BDE

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873BDE	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.231 299.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.975,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5417,
    "c": 0.2311,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873BDE

secondary

#BDDD98

accent

#EE3A9A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #873BDE

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

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