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#873CDC

#873cdc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#873cdc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 23.53% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 268.13°, with 69.57% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #873cdc
  2. #91dc3c

Split complementary

  1. #873cdc
  2. #dcd73c
  3. #41dc3c

Analogous

  1. #3c41dc
  2. #873cdc
  3. #d73cdc

Triadic

  1. #873cdc
  2. #dc873c
  3. #3cdc87

Tetradic

  1. #873cdc
  2. #dc3c91
  3. #91dc3c
  4. #3cdc87

Square

  1. #873cdc
  2. #dc3c41
  3. #91dc3c
  4. #3cdcd7

Monochromatic

  1. #3d136c
  2. #611fad
  3. #873cdc
  4. #af7de8
  5. #d7bef3

Shades

#873cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #873cdc
  2. #7a36c6
  3. #6c30b0
  4. #5f2a9a
  5. #512484
  6. #441e6e
  7. #361858
  8. #291242
  9. #1b0c2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#873cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #873cdc
  2. #9350e0
  3. #9f63e3
  4. #ab77e7
  5. #b78aea
  6. #c39eee
  7. #cfb1f1
  8. #dbc5f5
  9. #e7d8f8
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#873cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #873cdc
  2. #8643d3
  3. #864aca
  4. #8550c0
  5. #8457b7
  6. #845eae
  7. #8365a5
  8. #826c9c
  9. #817292
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7559a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #736489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4558df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e58da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c57b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-873cdc {
  color: #873cdc;
}
Background
.bg-873cdc {
  background-color: #873cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-873cdc {
  border: 2px solid #873cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #873cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 60 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-873cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #873cdc, #d73cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-873cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 60 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.36 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.50 #78c323 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#873cdc  rgb(135, 60, 220)  hsl(268, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#91dc3c  rgb(145, 220, 60)  hsl(88, 70%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#dc873c  rgb(220, 135, 60)  hsl(28, 70%, 55%)  Peru
#3cdc87  rgb(60, 220, 135)  hsl(148, 70%, 55%)  Emerald