#896AE8#896AE8
#896AE8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.183 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #896AE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 106, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.44, 41.24, -59.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.44, 72.73, 304.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.57% 0.0668 -0.1703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.57% 0.183 291.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0321, 21.4517, 78.8866) |
| Luminance | 0.2145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.79
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.52
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.59
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.15
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.58
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#896AE8 #C9E86A
analogous
#6A8AE8 #896AE8 #C86AE8
triadic
#896AE8 #E8896A #6AE889
tetradic
#896AE8 #E86A8A #C9E86A #6AE8C8
square
#896AE8 #E86A8A #C9E86A #6AE8C8
split-complementary
#896AE8 #E8C86A #8AE86A
monochromatic
#441DBB #5F35E0 #896AE8 #B39FF0 #DDD4F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#896AE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#896AE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #896AE8
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##896AE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##896AE8 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B82EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#327DE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F859F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #896ae8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 106, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.183 291.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b195f0',
500: '#896ae8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #896ae8; $custom-light: #b195f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#896ae8",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 106,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.762,
"s": 73.256,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61571,
"c": 0.18292,
"h": 291.4
},
"luminance": 0.21453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#896AE8
secondary
#E1EBC2
accent
#D510A5
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85