#896BE8#896BE8
#896BE8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.182 H 291.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #896BE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 107, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.66, 40.67, -59.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.66, 72.11, 304.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.74% 0.0657 -0.1692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.74% 0.182 291.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1357, 21.6591, 78.9211) |
| Luminance | 0.2166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.84
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.40
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.88
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.32
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.32
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#896BE8 #CAE86B
analogous
#6B8CE8 #896BE8 #C86BE8
triadic
#896BE8 #E8896B #6BE889
tetradic
#896BE8 #E86B8C #CAE86B #6BE8C8
square
#896BE8 #E86B8C #CAE86B #6BE8C8
split-complementary
#896BE8 #E8C86B #8CE86B
monochromatic
#431DBB #5F36E0 #896BE8 #B3A0F0 #DDD5F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#896BE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#896BE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #896BE8
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##896BE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##896BE8 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E82EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#347EE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F859F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #896be8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 107, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.182 291.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b196f0',
500: '#896be8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #896be8; $custom-light: #b196f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#896be8",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 107,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.4,
"s": 73.099,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61736,
"c": 0.18152,
"h": 291.2
},
"luminance": 0.2166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#896BE8
secondary
#E2ECC3
accent
#D510A6
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85