#873CBD#873CBD
#873CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.196 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #873CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 60, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.31, 54.25, -54.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.31, 77.14, 314.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.79% 0.1194 -0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.79% 0.196 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7909, 12.0570, 49.3662) |
| Luminance | 0.1206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.48
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.50
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.31
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.67
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.35
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#873CBD #72BD3C
analogous
#473CBD #873CBD #BD3CB3
triadic
#873CBD #BD873C #3CBD87
tetradic
#873CBD #BD473C #72BD3C #3CB3BD
square
#873CBD #BD473C #72BD3C #3CB3BD
split-complementary
#873CBD #B3BD3C #3CBD47
monochromatic
#451F60 #662D8F #873CBD #A467CF #C096DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.16
#873CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#873CBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #873CBD
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##873CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##873CBD | 1.00 | 6.16 | 3.41 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C62BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E5878
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #873cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.196 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae77d2',
500: '#873cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #873cbd; $custom-light: #ae77d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#873cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 60,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.884,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51788,
"c": 0.19595,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.12057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#873CBD
secondary
#A5C98C
accent
#DB4D88
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83