#895BB5#895BB5

#895BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.141 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#895BB5
RGB	rgb(137, 91, 181)
HSL	hsl(271, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 36.61, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 54.82, 311.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.0829 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.141 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3964, 16.1369, 45.6420)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#895BB5 #87B55B

analogous

#5C5BB5 #895BB5 #B55BB4

triadic

#895BB5 #B5895B #5BB589

tetradic

#895BB5 #B55C5B #87B55B #5BB4B5

square

#895BB5 #B55C5B #87B55B #5BB4B5

split-complementary

#895BB5 #B4B55B #5BB55C

monochromatic

#4B2F67 #6A4291 #895BB5 #A785C8 #C6AFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#895BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#895BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #895BB5

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##895BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##895BB5	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #895bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 91, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.141 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8bcb',
    500: '#895bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #895bb5;
$custom-light: #ae8bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#895bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.667,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55956,
    "c": 0.14119,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#895BB5

secondary

#B5C9A3

accent

#CE5A93

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #895BB5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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