#873CA5#873CA5

#873CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.171 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CA5
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(283, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 48.94, -43.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 65.25, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.121 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.171 315)
XYZ	xyz(18.3980, 11.0998, 36.7634)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CA5 #5AA53C

analogous

#533CA5 #873CA5 #A53C8F

triadic

#873CA5 #A5873C #3CA587

tetradic

#873CA5 #A5533C #5AA53C #3C8FA5

square

#873CA5 #A5533C #5AA53C #3C8FA5

split-complementary

#873CA5 #8FA53C #3CA553

monochromatic

#3E1B4B #622C78 #873CA5 #A55BC3 #BE88D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#873CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#873CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CA5

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CA5	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1559A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A60A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.171 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad77c0',
    500: '#873ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ca5;
$custom-light: #ad77c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50169,
    "c": 0.17116,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.11099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CA5

secondary

#91BE7F

accent

#D65177

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EDF7

border

#CFC8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CA5

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

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