#896CB1#896CB1

#896CB1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.107 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CB1
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 177)
HSL	hsl(265, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.94, 25.78, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.94, 41.49, 308.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.74% 0.0577 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(58.74% 0.107 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6132, 19.2178, 44.0519)
Luminance	0.1922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CB1 #94B16C

analogous

#6C71B1 #896CB1 #AB6CB1

triadic

#896CB1 #B1896C #6CB189

tetradic

#896CB1 #B16C71 #94B16C #6CB1AB

square

#896CB1 #B16C71 #94B16C #6CB1AB

split-complementary

#896CB1 #B1AB6C #71B16C

monochromatic

#4D386A #6A4E92 #896CB1 #A994C6 #C9BCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#896CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#896CB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CB1

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CB1	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C79B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6179AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.107 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96c8',
    500: '#896cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cb1;
$custom-light: #ad96c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.217,
    "s": 30.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58737,
    "c": 0.10719,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CB1

secondary

#BFCBAE

accent

#C7619C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CB1

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

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