#896BE3#896BE3
#896BE3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.175 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #896BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 107, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.36, 39.31, -57.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.36, 69.43, 304.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.0654 -0.1624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.175 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4356, 21.3790, 75.2338) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.95
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.22
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.81
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.46
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.69
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#896BE3 #C5E36B
analogous
#6B89E3 #896BE3 #C56BE3
triadic
#896BE3 #E3896B #6BE389
tetradic
#896BE3 #E36B89 #C5E36B #6BE3C5
square
#896BE3 #E36B89 #C5E36B #6BE3C5
split-complementary
#896BE3 #E3C56B #89E36B
monochromatic
#4622B2 #6038D9 #896BE3 #B29EED #DBD2F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#896BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#896BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #896BE3
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##896BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##896BE3 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3581E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B7DE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71849D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #896be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.175 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b096ec',
500: '#896be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #896be3; $custom-light: #b096ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#896be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 107,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61415,
"c": 0.1751,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.2138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#896BE3
secondary
#DFE9C1
accent
#D015A1
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84