#873DB3#873DB3

#873DB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.184 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873DB3
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 51.53, -49.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 71.64, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1192 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.184 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7955, 11.7435, 43.8630)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873DB3 #69B33D

analogous

#4C3DB3 #873DB3 #B33DA4

triadic

#873DB3 #B3873D #3DB387

tetradic

#873DB3 #B34C3D #69B33D #3DA4B3

square

#873DB3 #B34C3D #69B33D #3DA4B3

split-complementary

#873DB3 #A4B33D #3DB34C

monochromatic

#421E58 #652D85 #873DB3 #A463CA #BE91D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#873DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#873DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873DB3

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873DB3	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D61B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.184 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae78ca',
    500: '#873db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873db3;
$custom-light: #ae78ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.627,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51215,
    "c": 0.18424,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873DB3

secondary

#9EC587

accent

#D94F82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873DB3

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

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