#873FA8#873FA8

#873FA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.170 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873FA8
RGB	rgb(135, 63, 168)
HSL	hsl(281, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 62.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 48.13, -43.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 65.07, 317.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1172 -0.123)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.17 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8359, 11.5336, 38.2722)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873FA8 #60A83F

analogous

#523FA8 #873FA8 #A83F94

triadic

#873FA8 #A8873F #3FA887

tetradic

#873FA8 #A8523F #60A83F #3F94A8

square

#873FA8 #A8523F #60A83F #3F94A8

split-complementary

#873FA8 #94A83F #3FA852

monochromatic

#3F1E4F #632E7B #873FA8 #A461C4 #BE8DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#873FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#873FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873FA8

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873FA8	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A61A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 63, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.170 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad78c2',
    500: '#873fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873fa8;
$custom-light: #ad78c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50747,
    "c": 0.16988,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873FA8

secondary

#96BF84

accent

#D5537C

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF8

border

#CFC9D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #873FA8

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

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