#896997#896997

#896997 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.078 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896997
RGB	rgb(137, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(282, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 30%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, 21.54, -20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 29.52, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.0558 -0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.078 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9532, 17.6563, 31.5764)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#896997 #779769

analogous

#726997 #896997 #97698E

triadic

#896997 #978969 #699789

tetradic

#896997 #977269 #779769 #698E97

square

#896997 #977269 #779769 #698E97

split-complementary

#896997 #8E9769 #699772

monochromatic

#48374F #685073 #896997 #A58DB0 #C2B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#896997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#896997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #896997

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##896997	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.078 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac94b5',
    500: '#896997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896997;
$custom-light: #ac94b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 18.11,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56949,
    "c": 0.07838,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896997

secondary

#AAB8A4

accent

#BB6D85

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #896997

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

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