#873CB8#873CB8

#873CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.191 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CB8
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 53.12, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 74.65, 315.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.1199 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.191 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2575, 11.8437, 46.5570)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CB8 #6DB83C

analogous

#493CB8 #873CB8 #B83CAB

triadic

#873CB8 #B8873C #3CB887

tetradic

#873CB8 #B8493C #6DB83C #3CABB8

square

#873CB8 #B8493C #6DB83C #3CABB8

split-complementary

#873CB8 #ABB83C #3CB849

monochromatic

#431E5C #652D8A #873CB8 #A465CD #BF93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#873CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#873CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CB8

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CB8	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2562B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.191 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77ce',
    500: '#873cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cb8;
$custom-light: #ae77ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.29,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51437,
    "c": 0.19077,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CB8

secondary

#A1C789

accent

#DA4D85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CB8

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

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