#896CA2#896CA2

#896CA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.087 H 308.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CA2
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(272, 23%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.28, 22.24, -24.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.28, 33.31, 311.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.0541 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.087 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1995, 18.6523, 36.6062)
Luminance	0.1865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CA2 #85A26C

analogous

#6E6CA2 #896CA2 #A26CA0

triadic

#896CA2 #A2896C #6CA289

tetradic

#896CA2 #A26E6C #85A26C #6CA0A2

square

#896CA2 #A26E6C #85A26C #6CA0A2

split-complementary

#896CA2 #A0A26C #6CA26E

monochromatic

#4B395A #6A5180 #896CA2 #A791BA #C5B7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#896CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#896CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CA2

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CA2	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6276A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6878A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.087 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96bd',
    500: '#896ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ca2;
$custom-light: #ac96bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.222,
    "s": 22.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58015,
    "c": 0.08708,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CA2

secondary

#B4C1A9

accent

#BF6991

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CA2

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

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