#896CB4#896CB4

#896CB4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.111 H 301.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CB4
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 180)
HSL	hsl(264, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 40%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 40%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.08, 26.52, -34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.08, 43.14, 307.93°)
OKLab	oklab(58.89% 0.0584 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(58.89% 0.111 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9155, 19.3387, 45.6440)
Luminance	0.1934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CB4 #97B46C

analogous

#6C73B4 #896CB4 #AD6CB4

triadic

#896CB4 #B4896C #6CB489

tetradic

#896CB4 #B46C73 #97B46C #6CB4AD

square

#896CB4 #B46C73 #97B46C #6CB4AD

split-complementary

#896CB4 #B4AD6C #73B46C

monochromatic

#4E386E #6A4D96 #896CB4 #AA95C9 #CABDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#896CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#896CB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CB4

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CB4	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A79B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6079B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.111 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96cb',
    500: '#896cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cb4;
$custom-light: #ad96cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.167,
    "s": 32.432,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58889,
    "c": 0.11124,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CB4

secondary

#C1CDAF

accent

#C95F9E

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CB4

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

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