#896BC2#896BC2

#896BC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.132 H 298.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896BC2
RGB	rgb(137, 107, 194)
HSL	hsl(261, 42%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 45%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.53, 30.60, -41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.53, 51.48, 306.48°)
OKLab	oklab(59.45% 0.0622 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(59.45% 0.132 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3095, 19.7286, 53.5031)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896BC2 #A4C26B

analogous

#6B79C2 #896BC2 #B56BC2

triadic

#896BC2 #C2896B #6BC289

tetradic

#896BC2 #C26B79 #A4C26B #6BC2B5

square

#896BC2 #C26B79 #A4C26B #6BC2B5

split-complementary

#896BC2 #C2B56B #79C26B

monochromatic

#4E347E #6846AA #896BC2 #AC96D4 #CEC2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#896BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#896BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896BC2

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896BC2	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#517BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7B8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.132 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96d5',
    500: '#896bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896bc2;
$custom-light: #ae96d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.69,
    "s": 41.627,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59452,
    "c": 0.13171,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896BC2

secondary

#CAD5B3

accent

#D156A7

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #896BC2

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

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