#873FAE#873FAE

#873FAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.176 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#873FAE
RGB	rgb(135, 63, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 63.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 49.45, -46.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 68.06, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1171 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.176 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4078, 11.7624, 41.2842)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#873FAE #66AE3F

analogous

#503FAE #873FAE #AE3F9E

triadic

#873FAE #AE873F #3FAE87

tetradic

#873FAE #AE503F #66AE3F #3F9EAE

square

#873FAE #AE503F #66AE3F #3F9EAE

split-complementary

#873FAE #9EAE3F #3FAE50

monochromatic

#411E54 #642F81 #873FAE #A464C7 #BE90D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#873FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#873FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #873FAE

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##873FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##873FAE	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #873fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 63, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.176 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79c7',
    500: '#873fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #873fae;
$custom-light: #ad79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#873fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51135,
    "c": 0.1762,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#873FAE

secondary

#9CC287

accent

#D65180

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #873FAE

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

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