#896CA0#896CA0

#896CA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.084 H 309.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CA0
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(273, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 33%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.19, 21.78, -23.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.19, 32.23, 312.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.0536 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.084 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0231, 18.5818, 35.6773)
Luminance	0.1858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CA0 #83A06C

analogous

#6F6CA0 #896CA0 #A06C9D

triadic

#896CA0 #A0896C #6CA089

tetradic

#896CA0 #A06F6C #83A06C #6C9DA0

square

#896CA0 #A06F6C #83A06C #6C9DA0

split-complementary

#896CA0 #9DA06C #6CA06F

monochromatic

#4B3958 #6A517E #896CA0 #A791B8 #C5B6D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#896CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#896CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CA0

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CA0	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6376A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69789E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86737F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.084 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96bc',
    500: '#896ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ca0;
$custom-light: #ac96bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.462,
    "s": 21.488,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57923,
    "c": 0.08443,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CA0

secondary

#B3BFA9

accent

#BE6A8F

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CA0

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

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