#896C8D#896C8D

#896C8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.060 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896C8D
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(293, 13%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(293, 23%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.46, 17.65, -13.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.46, 22.34, 322.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.0478 -0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.06 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4862, 17.9670, 27.5829)
Luminance	0.1797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896C8D #708D6C

analogous

#796C8D #896C8D #8D6C81

triadic

#896C8D #8D896C #6C8D89

tetradic

#896C8D #8D796C #708D6C #6C818D

square

#896C8D #8D796C #708D6C #6C818D

split-complementary

#896C8D #818D6C #6C8D79

monochromatic

#463748 #67516A #896C8D #A58EA8 #C1B1C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#896C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#896C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896C8D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896C8D	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69738E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F778C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.060 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96ae',
    500: '#896c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896c8d;
$custom-light: #ab96ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.727,
    "s": 13.253,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57114,
    "c": 0.06042,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896C8D

secondary

#A4B2A3

accent

#B6727A

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#100D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #896C8D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →