#896CAF#896CAF

#896CAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.104 H 303.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CAF
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(266, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.85, 25.30, -31.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.85, 40.39, 308.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.0573 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.104 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4153, 19.1387, 43.0097)
Luminance	0.1914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CAF #92AF6C

analogous

#6C70AF #896CAF #AA6CAF

triadic

#896CAF #AF896C #6CAF89

tetradic

#896CAF #AF6C70 #92AF6C #6CAFAA

square

#896CAF #AF6C70 #92AF6C #6CAFAA

split-complementary

#896CAF #AFAA6C #70AF6C

monochromatic

#4D3968 #6B4E90 #896CAF #A994C5 #C9BBDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#896CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#896CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CAF

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CAF	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C78B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6279AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.104 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96c7',
    500: '#896caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896caf;
$custom-light: #ac96c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.97,
    "s": 29.515,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58637,
    "c": 0.10449,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CAF

secondary

#BDC9AD

accent

#C6629B

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CAF

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

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