#873EC5#873EC5

#873EC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.202 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873EC5
RGB	rgb(135, 62, 197)
HSL	hsl(272, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 55.17, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 80.10, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1163 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.202 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7901, 12.6275, 54.1019)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873EC5 #7CC53E

analogous

#433EC5 #873EC5 #C53EC0

triadic

#873EC5 #C5873E #3EC587

tetradic

#873EC5 #C5433E #7CC53E #3EC0C5

square

#873EC5 #C5433E #7CC53E #3EC0C5

split-complementary

#873EC5 #C0C53E #3EC543

monochromatic

#472069 #672E98 #873EC5 #A46DD3 #C29CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#873EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#873EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873EC5

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873EC5	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A64C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5D7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 62, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.202 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79d7',
    500: '#873ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ec5;
$custom-light: #af79d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.444,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52601,
    "c": 0.20177,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873EC5

secondary

#ADCD91

accent

#DD4B8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873EC5

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

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