#873CB0#873CB0

#873CB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.182 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB0
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 51.33, -48.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 70.68, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1205 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.182 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4426, 11.5177, 42.2648)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB0 #65B03C

analogous

#4D3CB0 #873CB0 #B03C9F

triadic

#873CB0 #B0873C #3CB087

tetradic

#873CB0 #B04D3C #65B03C #3C9FB0

square

#873CB0 #B04D3C #65B03C #3C9FB0

split-complementary

#873CB0 #9FB03C #3CB04D

monochromatic

#411D55 #642C82 #873CB0 #A460C9 #BE8ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#873CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#873CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB0

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB0	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F61AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.182 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77c8',
    500: '#873cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb0;
$custom-light: #ae77c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.793,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50889,
    "c": 0.18249,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB0

secondary

#9BC385

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB0

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

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