#873CB2#873CB2

#873CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.185 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB2
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.57, 51.78, -49.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.57, 71.67, 316.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1204 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.185 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6419, 11.5974, 43.3147)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB2 #67B23C

analogous

#4C3CB2 #873CB2 #B23CA2

triadic

#873CB2 #B2873C #3CB287

tetradic

#873CB2 #B24C3C #67B23C #3CA2B2

square

#873CB2 #B24C3C #67B23C #3CA2B2

split-complementary

#873CB2 #A2B23C #3CB24C

monochromatic

#421D56 #642D84 #873CB2 #A461CA #BE8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#873CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#873CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB2

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB2	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.185 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77ca',
    500: '#873cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb2;
$custom-light: #ae77ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.136,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51024,
    "c": 0.18455,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB2

secondary

#9CC486

accent

#D94F81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB2

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

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