#873CDD#873CDD

#873CDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.229 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873CDD
RGB	rgb(135, 60, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 61.73, -69.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 92.98, 311.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1141 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.229 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6554, 13.6028, 69.7192)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873CDD #92DD3C

analogous

#3C42DD #873CDD #D73CDD

triadic

#873CDD #DD873C #3CDD87

tetradic

#873CDD #DD3C42 #92DD3C #3CDDD7

square

#873CDD #DD3C42 #92DD3C #3CDDD7

split-complementary

#873CDD #DDD73C #42DD3C

monochromatic

#4B1887 #6921BB #873CDD #A770E6 #C7A4EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#873CDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#873CDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873CDD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873CDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873CDD	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873cdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 60, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.229 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179e9',
    500: '#873cdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873cdd;
$custom-light: #b179e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873cdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.95,
    "s": 70.306,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54197,
    "c": 0.229,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873CDD

secondary

#BDDC99

accent

#ED3B9A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #873CDD

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

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