#896DAB#896DAB

#896DAB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.097 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896DAB
RGB	rgb(137, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(267, 27%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 36%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.92, 23.75, -29.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.92, 37.53, 309.26°)
OKLab	oklab(58.63% 0.0549 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(58.63% 0.097 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1344, 19.1960, 41.0066)
Luminance	0.1920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896DAB #8FAB6D

analogous

#6D70AB #896DAB #A86DAB

triadic

#896DAB #AB896D #6DAB89

tetradic

#896DAB #AB6D70 #8FAB6D #6DABA8

square

#896DAB #AB6D70 #8FAB6D #6DABA8

split-complementary

#896DAB #ABA86D #70AB6D

monochromatic

#4D3A64 #6B508B #896DAB #A894C1 #C8BBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#896DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#896DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896DAB

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896DAB	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F78AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6579A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.097 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac97c4',
    500: '#896dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896dab;
$custom-light: #ac97c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.097,
    "s": 26.957,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58628,
    "c": 0.09735,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896DAB

secondary

#BBC7AD

accent

#C36498

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896DAB

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

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