#873CB5#873CB5

#873CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.188 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB5
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 52.45, -51.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 73.16, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1202 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.188 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9464, 11.7192, 44.9184)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB5 #6AB53C

analogous

#4B3CB5 #873CB5 #B53CA7

triadic

#873CB5 #B5873C #3CB587

tetradic

#873CB5 #B54B3C #6AB53C #3CA7B5

square

#873CB5 #B54B3C #6AB53C #3CA7B5

split-complementary

#873CB5 #A7B53C #3CB54B

monochromatic

#421E59 #652D87 #873CB5 #A463CB #BF91DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#873CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#873CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB5

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB5	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2961B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.188 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77cc',
    500: '#873cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb5;
$custom-light: #ae77cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.19,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51229,
    "c": 0.18766,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB5

secondary

#9FC687

accent

#DA4E83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB5

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

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