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#873FD9 Color

#873FD9 is rgb(135, 63, 217) in RGB, hsl(268, 67%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 71%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#873FD9
HEX#873FD9
RGBrgb(135, 63, 217)
HSLhsl(268, 67%, 55%)
HSVhsv(268, 71%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 71%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.222 300.4)
LABlab(43.00% 53.07 -67.93)
LCHlch(43.00% 86.20 308.00)

What #873FD9 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 #873FD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.63Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.03Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.9Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.94French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.03Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.61

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

#873FD9 Channel Values

How #873FD9 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 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 67% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 71% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #873FD9 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #873FD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #873FD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #873FD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#873FD9
Complementary
#91D93F
Analogous
#3F44D9
Analogous
#D43FD9
Triadic
#D9873F
Triadic
#3FD987
Split comp.
#D9D43F
Split comp.
#44D93F

Tints & Shades of #873FD9

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

#9759DE
#A772E3
#B78CE8
#CAAAEE
#DAC3F3
#EADDF8

Shades

#7528CC
#6122AA
#501C8D
#3F166F
#2E1051
#1B092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #873FD9.

How #873FD9 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#873FD9
Protanopia#5151D9
Protanomaly#6B4AD9
Deuteranopia#5F5FD8
Deuteranomaly#7154D9
Tritanopia#6F6565
Tritanomaly#7A58A1
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #873FD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-873fd9: #873FD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #873FD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-873fd9': '#873FD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.247, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_873fd9">#873FD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#873FD9"

More Purple Colors

#873FD9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#873FD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #873FD9?

#873FD9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 63, 217) in RGB and hsl(268, 67%, 55%) 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 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #873FD9?

#873FD9 is rgb(135, 63, 217) — red 135, green 63, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #873FD9?

#873FD9 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 71%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #873FD9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #873FD9 scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #873FD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #873FD9 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 10.03, which is visibly different.

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