#896BAF#896BAF

#896BAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.106 H 303.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896BAF
RGB	rgb(137, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(266, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.60, 25.89, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.60, 41.06, 309.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.0588 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.106 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3105, 18.9289, 42.9747)
Luminance	0.1893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896BAF #91AF6B

analogous

#6B6FAF #896BAF #AB6BAF

triadic

#896BAF #AF896B #6BAF89

tetradic

#896BAF #AF6B6F #91AF6B #6BAFAB

square

#896BAF #AF6B6F #91AF6B #6BAFAB

split-complementary

#896BAF #AFAB6B #6FAF6B

monochromatic

#4D3868 #6B4D8F #896BAF #A993C4 #C8BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#896BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#896BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896BAF

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896BAF	1.00	4.39	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B78B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6178AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.106 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac95c7',
    500: '#896baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896baf;
$custom-light: #ac95c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.471,
    "s": 29.825,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58451,
    "c": 0.10623,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896BAF

secondary

#BDC9AD

accent

#C6629A

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896BAF

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

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