#873DB5#873DB5

#873DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.186 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873DB5
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 51.98, -50.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 72.63, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.119 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.186 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9993, 11.8250, 44.9360)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873DB5 #6BB53D

analogous

#4B3DB5 #873DB5 #B53DA7

triadic

#873DB5 #B5873D #3DB587

tetradic

#873DB5 #B54B3D #6BB53D #3DA7B5

square

#873DB5 #B54B3D #6BB53D #3DA7B5

split-complementary

#873DB5 #A7B53D #3DB54B

monochromatic

#431E59 #652E87 #873DB5 #A464CB #BF92DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#873DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#873DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873DB5

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873DB5	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B62B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.186 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae78cc',
    500: '#873db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873db5;
$custom-light: #ae78cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277,
    "s": 49.587,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51351,
    "c": 0.18632,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873DB5

secondary

#A0C588

accent

#D94F84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873DB5

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

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