#873C8D#873C8D

#873C8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.147 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873C8D
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 44.02, -30.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 53.73, 325.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1199 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.147 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4148, 10.3066, 26.3189)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873C8D #428D3C

analogous

#5F3C8D #873C8D #8D3C6B

triadic

#873C8D #8D873C #3C8D87

tetradic

#873C8D #8D5F3C #428D3C #3C6B8D

square

#873C8D #8D5F3C #428D3C #3C6B8D

split-complementary

#873C8D #6B8D3C #3C8D5F

monochromatic

#351737 #5E2A62 #873C8D #AE51B5 #C27CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#873C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#873C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873C8D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873C8D	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.147 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76ae',
    500: '#873c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873c8d;
$custom-light: #ac76ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.556,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48738,
    "c": 0.14711,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873C8D

secondary

#78B174

accent

#D05861

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F4EDF4

border

#CEC8CE

text

#100910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #873C8D

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

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