#87739B#87739B

#87739B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.064 H 307.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87739B
RGB	rgb(135, 115, 155)
HSL	hsl(270, 17%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 26%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.59, 15.85, -18.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.59, 24.52, 310.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% 0.0388 -0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.064 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0377, 19.7790, 33.6608)
Luminance	0.1978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87739B #879B73

analogous

#73739B #87739B #9B739B

triadic

#87739B #9B8773 #739B87

tetradic

#87739B #9B7373 #879B73 #739B9B

square

#87739B #9B7373 #879B73 #739B9B

split-complementary

#87739B #9B9B73 #739B73

monochromatic

#4A3D56 #68577A #87739B #A697B4 #C4BACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#87739B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#87739B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #87739B

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87739B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87739B	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7A9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87739b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 115, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.064 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9bb8',
    500: '#87739b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87739b;
$custom-light: #aa9bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87739b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58878,
    "c": 0.06412,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87739B

secondary

#B5BEAC

accent

#B96E94

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #87739B

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

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