#873DC5#873DC5

#873DC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.203 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873DC5
RGB	rgb(135, 61, 197)
HSL	hsl(273, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 69%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 55.63, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 80.61, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1173 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.203 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7362, 12.5197, 54.0840)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#873DC5 #7BC53D

analogous

#433DC5 #873DC5 #C53DBF

triadic

#873DC5 #C5873D #3DC587

tetradic

#873DC5 #C5433D #7BC53D #3DBFC5

square

#873DC5 #C5433D #7BC53D #3DBFC5

split-complementary

#873DC5 #BFC53D #3DC543

monochromatic

#471F68 #672D98 #873DC5 #A46CD3 #C19BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#873DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#873DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873DC5

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873DC5	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0663C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 61, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.203 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78d7',
    500: '#873dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873dc5;
$custom-light: #af78d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.647,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52482,
    "c": 0.20302,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873DC5

secondary

#ACCD91

accent

#DD4A8D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873DC5

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

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