#873DAD#873DAD

#873DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.178 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873DAD
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 50.20, -46.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 68.65, 316.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1195 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.178 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2019, 11.5060, 40.7364)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873DAD #63AD3D

analogous

#4F3DAD #873DAD #AD3D9B

triadic

#873DAD #AD873D #3DAD87

tetradic

#873DAD #AD4F3D #63AD3D #3D9BAD

square

#873DAD #AD4F3D #63AD3D #3D9BAD

split-complementary

#873DAD #9BAD3D #3DAD4F

monochromatic

#401D53 #642D80 #873DAD #A460C7 #BE8DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#873DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#873DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873DAD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873DAD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#015CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.178 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad77c6',
    500: '#873dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873dad;
$custom-light: #ad77c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.643,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50814,
    "c": 0.17799,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873DAD

secondary

#99C284

accent

#D7507E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873DAD

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

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