#896BB2#896BB2

#896BB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.110 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896BB2
RGB	rgb(137, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(265, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.74, 26.61, -33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.74, 42.70, 308.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.0594 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.11 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6084, 19.0481, 44.5438)
Luminance	0.1905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896BB2 #94B26B

analogous

#6B70B2 #896BB2 #AC6BB2

triadic

#896BB2 #B2896B #6BB289

tetradic

#896BB2 #B26B70 #94B26B #6BB2AC

square

#896BB2 #B26B70 #94B26B #6BB2AC

split-complementary

#896BB2 #B2AC6B #70B26B

monochromatic

#4D386B #6A4D93 #896BB2 #A993C7 #C9BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#896BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#896BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896BB2

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896BB2	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A78B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6079B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.110 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95c9',
    500: '#896bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896bb2;
$custom-light: #ad95c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 31.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58602,
    "c": 0.11025,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896BB2

secondary

#BFCBAE

accent

#C8609C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896BB2

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

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