#896CB8#896CB8

#896CB8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.117 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CB8
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 184)
HSL	hsl(263, 35%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 41%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.27, 27.50, -36.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.27, 45.33, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.1% 0.0591 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(59.1% 0.117 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3289, 19.5041, 47.8210)
Luminance	0.1950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CB8 #9BB86C

analogous

#6C75B8 #896CB8 #AF6CB8

triadic

#896CB8 #B8896C #6CB889

tetradic

#896CB8 #B86C75 #9BB86C #6CB8AF

square

#896CB8 #B86C75 #9BB86C #6CB8AF

split-complementary

#896CB8 #B8AF6C #75B86C

monochromatic

#4E3772 #6A4B9C #896CB8 #AA95CC #CBBFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#896CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#896CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CB8

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CB8	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.117 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96cd',
    500: '#896cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cb8;
$custom-light: #ad96cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.895,
    "s": 34.862,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59096,
    "c": 0.11663,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CB8

secondary

#C4CFB1

accent

#CB5DA1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CB8

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

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