#873CB1#873CB1

#873CB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.184 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB1
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 177)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 51.56, -49.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 71.18, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.1205 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.184 311)
XYZ	xyz(19.5419, 11.5574, 42.7878)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB1 #66B13C

analogous

#4D3CB1 #873CB1 #B13CA1

triadic

#873CB1 #B1873C #3CB187

tetradic

#873CB1 #B14D3C #66B13C #3CA1B1

square

#873CB1 #B14D3C #66B13C #3CA1B1

split-complementary

#873CB1 #A1B13C #3CB14D

monochromatic

#411D56 #642D83 #873CB1 #A461C9 #BE8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#873CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#873CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB1

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB1	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E61AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.184 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77c9',
    500: '#873cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb1;
$custom-light: #ae77c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.462,
    "s": 49.367,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50957,
    "c": 0.18352,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.11557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB1

secondary

#9CC485

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB1

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

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