#895DB5#895DB5

#895DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.138 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#895DB5
RGB	rgb(137, 93, 181)
HSL	hsl(270, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 35.47, -40.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 53.53, 311.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.0801 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.138 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5696, 16.4834, 45.6997)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#895DB5 #89B55D

analogous

#5D5DB5 #895DB5 #B55DB5

triadic

#895DB5 #B5895D #5DB589

tetradic

#895DB5 #B55D5D #89B55D #5DB5B5

square

#895DB5 #B55D5D #89B55D #5DB5B5

split-complementary

#895DB5 #B5B55D #5DB55D

monochromatic

#4C3068 #6A4392 #895DB5 #A887C8 #C6B1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#895DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#895DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #895DB5

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##895DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##895DB5	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4470B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5071B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #895db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 93, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.138 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ccb',
    500: '#895db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #895db5;
$custom-light: #ad8ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#895db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 37.288,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56291,
    "c": 0.13787,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#895DB5

secondary

#B7CAA4

accent

#CD5B94

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #895DB5

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

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