#896CBD#896CBD

#896CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.123 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CBD
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(261, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(261, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.52, 28.75, -38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.52, 48.08, 306.72°)
OKLab	oklab(59.36% 0.06 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(59.36% 0.123 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8623, 19.7174, 50.6303)
Luminance	0.1972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CBD #A0BD6C

analogous

#6C77BD #896CBD #B16CBD

triadic

#896CBD #BD896C #6CBD89

tetradic

#896CBD #BD6C77 #A0BD6C #6CBDB1

square

#896CBD #BD6C77 #A0BD6C #6CBDB1

split-complementary

#896CBD #BDB16C #77BD6C

monochromatic

#4E3678 #6949A3 #896CBD #AB96D0 #CDC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#896CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#896CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CBD

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CBD	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.123 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96d1',
    500: '#896cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cbd;
$custom-light: #ad96d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.481,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5936,
    "c": 0.12337,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CBD

secondary

#C7D3B2

accent

#CE5AA4

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CBD

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

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