#896CB2#896CB2

#896CB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.109 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CB2
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(265, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.99, 26.03, -33.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.99, 42.04, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.79% 0.0579 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(58.79% 0.109 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7132, 19.2578, 44.5787)
Luminance	0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CB2 #95B26C

analogous

#6C72B2 #896CB2 #AC6CB2

triadic

#896CB2 #B2896C #6CB289

tetradic

#896CB2 #B26C72 #95B26C #6CB2AC

square

#896CB2 #B26C72 #95B26C #6CB2AC

split-complementary

#896CB2 #B2AC6C #72B26C

monochromatic

#4D386B #6A4D94 #896CB2 #A994C7 #C9BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#896CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#896CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CB2

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CB2	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B79B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6179B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.109 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96c9',
    500: '#896cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cb2;
$custom-light: #ad96c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.857,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58787,
    "c": 0.10854,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CB2

secondary

#BFCBAE

accent

#C7609D

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CB2

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

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