#873D8A#873D8A

#873D8A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.143 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873D8A
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 138)
HSL	hsl(298, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(298, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 55.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 42.93, -28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 51.77, 326.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.1182 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.143 326)
XYZ	xyz(16.2475, 10.3243, 25.1768)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873D8A #408A3D

analogous

#613D8A #873D8A #8A3D67

triadic

#873D8A #8A873D #3D8A87

tetradic

#873D8A #8A613D #408A3D #3D678A

square

#873D8A #8A613D #408A3D #3D678A

split-complementary

#873D8A #678A3D #3D8A61

monochromatic

#341735 #5D2A60 #873D8A #AF52B2 #C27CC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#873D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#873D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873D8A

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873D8A	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5E88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.143 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76ac',
    500: '#873d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873d8a;
$custom-light: #ac76ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.662,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48711,
    "c": 0.14259,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.10323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873D8A

secondary

#76AF74

accent

#CF595E

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F4EDF4

border

#CEC8CE

text

#100910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #873D8A

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

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