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#873ED0 Color

#873ED0 is rgb(135, 62, 208) in RGB, hsl(270, 61%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#873ED0
HEX#873ED0
RGBrgb(135, 62, 208)
HSLhsl(270, 61%, 53%)
HSVhsv(270, 70%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.213 302.5)
LABlab(42.26% 51.82 -63.98)
LCHlch(42.26% 82.33 309.00)

What #873ED0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #873ED0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.81Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.97Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.78Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.43Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#873ED0 Channel Values

How #873ED0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 62 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 61% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 70% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #873ED0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #873ED0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #873ED0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #873ED0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#873ED0
Complementary
#87D03E
Analogous
#3E3ED0
Analogous
#D03ED0
Triadic
#D0873E
Triadic
#3ED087
Split comp.
#D0D03E
Split comp.
#3ED03E

Tints & Shades of #873ED0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9657D6
#A873DD
#B88CE3
#C9A9EA
#D9C1F0
#EBDEF7

Shades

#752EBD
#6327A0
#522083
#401967
#2E124A
#1C0B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #873ED0.

How #873ED0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#873ED0
Protanopia#5151D0
Protanomaly#6B4AD0
Deuteranopia#5E5ECF
Deuteranomaly#7153D0
Tritanopia#726262
Tritanomaly#7B569A
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #873ED0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-873ed0: #873ED0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #873ED0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-873ed0': '#873ED0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.243, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_873ed0">#873ED0</color>
SVG fillfill="#873ED0"

More Purple Colors

#873ED0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#873ED0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #873ED0?

#873ED0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 62, 208) in RGB and hsl(270, 61%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #873ED0?

#873ED0 is rgb(135, 62, 208) — red 135, green 62, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #873ED0?

#873ED0 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #873ED0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #873ED0 scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #873ED0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #873ED0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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