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#873FCF Color

#873FCF is rgb(135, 63, 207) in RGB, hsl(270, 60%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#873FCF
HEX#873FCF
RGBrgb(135, 63, 207)
HSLhsl(270, 60%, 53%)
HSVhsv(270, 70%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.211 302.6)
LABlab(42.36% 51.18 -63.23)
LCHlch(42.36% 81.35 308.99)

What #873FCF 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 #873FCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.9Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.15Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.12Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.41Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.41

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

#873FCF Channel Values

How #873FCF 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 63 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 60% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 70% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.77:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #873FCF 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 text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #873FCF

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

Base
#873FCF
Complementary
#87CF3F
Analogous
#3F3FCF
Analogous
#CF3FCF
Triadic
#CF873F
Triadic
#3FCF87
Split comp.
#CFCF3F
Split comp.
#3FCF3F

Tints & Shades of #873FCF

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

#9658D5
#A874DC
#B88DE2
#C9A9EA
#D9C2F0
#EBDEF7

Shades

#752FBC
#63289F
#522183
#401966
#2E1249
#1C0B2D

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

How #873FCF 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#873FCF
Protanopia#5151CF
Protanomaly#6B4ACF
Deuteranopia#5F5FCE
Deuteranomaly#7154CF
Tritanopia#726262
Tritanomaly#7B569A
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #873FCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-873fcf: #873FCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #873FCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-873fcf': '#873FCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.247, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_873fcf">#873FCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#873FCF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#873FCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #873FCF?

#873FCF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 63, 207) in RGB and hsl(270, 60%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.9.

What is the RGB value of #873FCF?

#873FCF is rgb(135, 63, 207) — red 135, green 63, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #873FCF?

#873FCF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #873FCF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #873FCF scores 5.77:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #873FCF 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 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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