#873D99#873D99

#873D99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.157 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873D99
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 153)
HSL	hsl(288, 43%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(288, 60%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 60.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 45.93, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 58.84, 321.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1195 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.157 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4095, 10.7890, 31.2963)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873D99 #4F993D

analogous

#593D99 #873D99 #993D7D

triadic

#873D99 #99873D #3D9987

tetradic

#873D99 #99593D #4F993D #3D7D99

square

#873D99 #99593D #4F993D #3D7D99

split-complementary

#873D99 #7D993D #3D9959

monochromatic

#3A1A41 #602C6D #873D99 #A857BC #BF83CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#873D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#873D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873D99

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873D99	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.157 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac77b7',
    500: '#873d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873d99;
$custom-light: #ac77b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.261,
    "s": 42.991,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4956,
    "c": 0.15742,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873D99

secondary

#86B87A

accent

#D3556E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #873D99

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

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