#896CBF#896CBF

#896CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.126 H 298.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896CBF
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(261, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, 29.26, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 49.18, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.47% 0.0604 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(59.47% 0.126 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0809, 19.8049, 51.7815)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896CBF #A2BF6C

analogous

#6C78BF #896CBF #B26CBF

triadic

#896CBF #BF896C #6CBF89

tetradic

#896CBF #BF6C78 #A2BF6C #6CBFB2

square

#896CBF #BF6C78 #A2BF6C #6CBFB2

split-complementary

#896CBF #BFB26C #78BF6C

monochromatic

#4E367B #6948A6 #896CBF #AB97D2 #CDC1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#896CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#896CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896CBF

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896CBF	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E7B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.126 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96d2',
    500: '#896cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896cbf;
$custom-light: #ad96d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.964,
    "s": 39.336,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59468,
    "c": 0.12607,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896CBF

secondary

#C8D4B3

accent

#CF59A6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896CBF

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

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