#896AAB#896AAB

#896AAB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.103 H 305.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896AAB
RGB	rgb(137, 106, 171)
HSL	hsl(269, 28%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 38%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 38%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.18, 25.52, -30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.18, 39.55, 310.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.0594 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.103 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8198, 18.5668, 40.9018)
Luminance	0.1857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896AAB #8CAB6A

analogous

#6A6CAB #896AAB #AA6AAB

triadic

#896AAB #AB896A #6AAB89

tetradic

#896AAB #AB6A6C #8CAB6A #6AABAA

square

#896AAB #AB6A6C #8CAB6A #6AABAA

split-complementary

#896AAB #ABAA6A #6CAB6A

monochromatic

#4C3863 #6B4E8A #896AAB #A891C1 #C7B8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#896AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#896AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896AAB

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896AAB	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C76AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6278A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 106, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.103 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac95c4',
    500: '#896aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896aab;
$custom-light: #ac95c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.615,
    "s": 27.897,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58067,
    "c": 0.10262,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896AAB

secondary

#B9C6AB

accent

#C46496

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896AAB

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

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