Information about #873BAB color

#873BAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#873BAB falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 59, 171) — 52.9% red, 23.1% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 44 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #873BAB reads as a clearly saturated blue-purple violet and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Moderate Purple (#854AA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Mulberry (#914AA8) and Purply (#983FB2).

The recipe behind #873BAB is rgb(135, 59, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #873BAB: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #873BAB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#873BAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#873BAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#873BAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6C2E88

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#512366

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#361744

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Black

#000000

#873BAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#84549B

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Grey

#808080

#873BAB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5A3AAA

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#873BAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#5EAB3B
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3BAB4F
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#96AB3B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#4F3BAB
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#873BAB
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#AB873B
#AB873B

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#3BAB87
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#AB3B5E
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#5EAB3B
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#3BAB87
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AB4F3B
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#5EAB3B
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#3B96AB
#3B96AB

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Nearest named colors to #873BAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moderate Purple color link
Moderate Purple

#854AA8

Moderate Mulberry color link
Moderate Mulberry

#914AA8

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Moderate Violet color link
Moderate Violet

#794AA8

Cadmium Violet color link
Cadmium Violet

#7F3E98

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Moderate Heliotrope color link
Moderate Heliotrope

#9C4AA8

Royal Purple color link
Royal Purple

#7851A9

Purpureus color link
Purpureus

#9A4EAE

Studio color link
Studio

#714AB2

Ferris Wheel color link
Ferris Wheel

#724AA1

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

#873BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#873BAB
  • RGB135, 59, 171
  • CMYK14, 44, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(135, 59, 171)
  • HSL281°, 49%, 45%
  • HSL Precise280.714°, 48.696%, 45.098%
  • HSV281°, 65%, 67%
  • HSB281°, 65%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.231, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.231, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.231, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID873BAB
  • DECIMAL ID8862635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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