#873CB4#873CB4

#873CB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.187 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB4
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 180)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 66.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 52.22, -50.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 72.67, 315.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1203 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.187 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8442, 11.6783, 44.3799)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB4 #69B43C

analogous

#4B3CB4 #873CB4 #B43CA5

triadic

#873CB4 #B4873C #3CB487

tetradic

#873CB4 #B44B3C #69B43C #3CA5B4

square

#873CB4 #B44B3C #69B43C #3CA5B4

split-complementary

#873CB4 #A5B43C #3CB44B

monochromatic

#421D58 #652D86 #873CB4 #A462CB #BE90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#873CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#873CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB4

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB4	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B61B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.187 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77cb',
    500: '#873cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb4;
$custom-light: #ae77cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51161,
    "c": 0.18663,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB4

secondary

#9EC587

accent

#DA4E82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB4

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

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