#896CE2#896CE2
#896CE2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.172 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #896CE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 108, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.4%, 52.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.53, 38.47, -56.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.53, 68.26, 304.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% 0.0642 -0.16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.172 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4029, 21.5337, 74.5440) |
| Luminance | 0.2153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.75
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.38
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.10
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.68
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.52
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#896CE2 #C5E26C
analogous
#6C8AE2 #896CE2 #C46CE2
triadic
#896CE2 #E2896C #6CE289
tetradic
#896CE2 #E26C8A #C5E26C #6CE2C4
square
#896CE2 #E26C8A #C5E26C #6CE2C4
split-complementary
#896CE2 #E2C46C #8AE26C
monochromatic
#4623B1 #6039D8 #896CE2 #B29FEC #DBD2F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#896CE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#896CE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #896CE2
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##896CE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##896CE2 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3882E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E7EDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71849D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #896ce2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 108, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.172 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b097ec',
500: '#896ce2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #896ce2; $custom-light: #b097ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#896ce2",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 108,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.746,
"s": 67.045,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6152,
"c": 0.17236,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.21534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#896CE2
secondary
#DFE9C1
accent
#CF17A2
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84