#873EC8#873EC8

#873EC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.205 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873EC8
RGB	rgb(135, 62, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 69%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 55.87, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 81.60, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1159 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.205 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1373, 12.7664, 55.9303)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873EC8 #7FC83E

analogous

#423EC8 #873EC8 #C83EC4

triadic

#873EC8 #C8873E #3EC887

tetradic

#873EC8 #C8423E #7FC83E #3EC4C8

square

#873EC8 #C8423E #7FC83E #3EC4C8

split-complementary

#873EC8 #C4C83E #3EC842

monochromatic

#481F6D #682D9C #873EC8 #A56ED6 #C29DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#873EC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#873EC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873EC8

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873EC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873EC8	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ec8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 62, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.205 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79da',
    500: '#873ec8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ec8;
$custom-light: #af79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ec8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.739,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5282,
    "c": 0.20491,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873EC8

secondary

#AFCF92

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873EC8

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

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