#873EAE#873EAE

#873EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.178 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873EAE
RGB	rgb(135, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 49.93, -47.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 68.61, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1183 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.178 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3529, 11.6526, 41.2659)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873EAE #65AE3E

analogous

#4F3EAE #873EAE #AE3E9D

triadic

#873EAE #AE873E #3EAE87

tetradic

#873EAE #AE4F3E #65AE3E #3E9DAE

square

#873EAE #AE4F3E #65AE3E #3E9DAE

split-complementary

#873EAE #9DAE3E #3EAE4F

monochromatic

#411E54 #642E81 #873EAE #A462C7 #BE8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#873EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#873EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873EAE

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873EAE	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#035CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.178 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad78c7',
    500: '#873eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873eae;
$custom-light: #ad78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.107,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51007,
    "c": 0.17762,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873EAE

secondary

#9BC286

accent

#D75180

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873EAE

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

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