#873D9D#873D9D

#873D9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.161 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873D9D
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 44%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 61%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 61.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 46.76, -38.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 60.78, 320.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.1196 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.161 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7454, 10.9234, 33.0654)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873D9D #539D3D

analogous

#573D9D #873D9D #9D3D83

triadic

#873D9D #9D873D #3D9D87

tetradic

#873D9D #9D573D #539D3D #3D839D

square

#873D9D #9D573D #539D3D #3D839D

split-complementary

#873D9D #839D3D #3D9D57

monochromatic

#3B1B45 #612C71 #873D9D #A759BE #BE85D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#873D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#873D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873D9D

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873D9D	1.00	6.59	3.18	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2358A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.161 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad77ba',
    500: '#873d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873d9d;
$custom-light: #ad77ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.25,
    "s": 44.037,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49801,
    "c": 0.16148,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873D9D

secondary

#8ABA7C

accent

#D45471

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EDF6

border

#CFC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #873D9D

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

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