#873EC9#873EC9

#873EC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.206 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873EC9
RGB	rgb(135, 62, 201)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 69.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 56.10, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 82.09, 313.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1157 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.206 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2545, 12.8133, 56.5478)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873EC9 #80C93E

analogous

#423EC9 #873EC9 #C93EC5

triadic

#873EC9 #C9873E #3EC987

tetradic

#873EC9 #C9423E #80C93E #3EC5C9

square

#873EC9 #C9423E #80C93E #3EC5C9

split-complementary

#873EC9 #C5C93E #3EC942

monochromatic

#481F6E #682C9E #873EC9 #A56ED6 #C29EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#873EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#873EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873EC9

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873EC9	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 62, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.206 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79da',
    500: '#873ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873ec9;
$custom-light: #af79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.511,
    "s": 56.275,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52893,
    "c": 0.20596,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873EC9

secondary

#B0D093

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #873EC9

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

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