#873CC8#873CC8

#873CC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.207 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CC8
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 70%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 56.78, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 82.61, 313.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1179 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.207 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0305, 12.5529, 55.8947)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CC8 #7DC83C

analogous

#413CC8 #873CC8 #C83CC3

triadic

#873CC8 #C8873C #3CC887

tetradic

#873CC8 #C8413C #7DC83C #3CC3C8

square

#873CC8 #C8413C #7DC83C #3CC3C8

split-complementary

#873CC8 #C3C83C #3CC841

monochromatic

#481E6B #672C9B #873CC8 #A46CD5 #C29BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#873CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#873CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CC8

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CC8	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5D7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.207 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78da',
    500: '#873cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cc8;
$custom-light: #af78da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52586,
    "c": 0.20736,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CC8

secondary

#AECF91

accent

#DF498F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CC8

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

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