#873EA9#873EA9

#873EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.172 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873EA9
RGB	rgb(135, 62, 169)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 63.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 48.83, -44.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 66.12, 317.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1184 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.172 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8745, 11.4613, 38.7464)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873EA9 #60A93E

analogous

#523EA9 #873EA9 #A93E95

triadic

#873EA9 #A9873E #3EA987

tetradic

#873EA9 #A9523E #60A93E #3E95A9

square

#873EA9 #A9523E #60A93E #3E95A9

split-complementary

#873EA9 #95A93E #3EA952

monochromatic

#3F1D4F #632E7C #873EA9 #A460C5 #BE8CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#873EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#873EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873EA9

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873EA9	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3861A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 62, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.172 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad78c3',
    500: '#873ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ea9;
$custom-light: #ad78c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.935,
    "s": 46.32,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50681,
    "c": 0.17239,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873EA9

secondary

#96C083

accent

#D6527C

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #873EA9

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

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