#896BC4#896BC4

#896BC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.134 H 297.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896BC4
RGB	rgb(137, 107, 196)
HSL	hsl(260, 43%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(260, 45%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 45.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 31.11, -42.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 52.57, 306.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.56% 0.0625 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(59.56% 0.134 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5356, 19.8190, 54.6940)
Luminance	0.1982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896BC4 #A6C46B

analogous

#6B7AC4 #896BC4 #B66BC4

triadic

#896BC4 #C4896B #6BC489

tetradic

#896BC4 #C46B7A #A6C46B #6BC4B6

square

#896BC4 #C46B7A #A6C46B #6BC4B6

split-complementary

#896BC4 #C4B66B #7AC46B

monochromatic

#4E3381 #6845AD #896BC4 #AC97D5 #CFC3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#896BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#896BC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896BC4

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896BC4	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#507BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#567AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.134 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96d6',
    500: '#896bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896bc4;
$custom-light: #ae96d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.225,
    "s": 42.995,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59563,
    "c": 0.13439,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896BC4

secondary

#CBD7B4

accent

#D355A8

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F5F2FA

border

#CFCCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #896BC4

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

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