#895EB5#895EB5

#895EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.136 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#895EB5
RGB	rgb(137, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(270, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 34.90, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 52.88, 311.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.0787 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.136 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6580, 16.6601, 45.7292)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#895EB5 #8AB55E

analogous

#5E5FB5 #895EB5 #B55EB5

triadic

#895EB5 #B5895E #5EB589

tetradic

#895EB5 #B55E5F #8AB55E #5EB5B5

square

#895EB5 #B55E5F #8AB55E #5EB5B5

split-complementary

#895EB5 #B5B55E #5FB55E

monochromatic

#4C3069 #6A4392 #895EB5 #A888C8 #C6B2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#895EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#895EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #895EB5

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##895EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##895EB5	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4670B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5172B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #895eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.136 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dcb',
    500: '#895eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #895eb5;
$custom-light: #ad8dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#895eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.655,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5646,
    "c": 0.13621,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#895EB5

secondary

#B8CAA5

accent

#CD5B95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #895EB5

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

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