#896DB4#896DB4

#896DB4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.110 H 301.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896DB4
RGB	rgb(137, 109, 180)
HSL	hsl(264, 32%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(264, 39%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.33, 25.93, -33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.33, 42.47, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% 0.0569 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.11 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0216, 19.5509, 45.6793)
Luminance	0.1955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896DB4 #98B46D

analogous

#6D75B4 #896DB4 #AD6DB4

triadic

#896DB4 #B4896D #6DB489

tetradic

#896DB4 #B46D75 #98B46D #6DB4AD

square

#896DB4 #B46D75 #98B46D #6DB4AD

split-complementary

#896DB4 #B4AD6D #75B46D

monochromatic

#4E396E #6A4D96 #896DB4 #AA95C9 #CABEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#896DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#896DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896DB4

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896DB4	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 109, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.110 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97ca',
    500: '#896db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896db4;
$custom-light: #ad97ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.662,
    "s": 32.127,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59074,
    "c": 0.10953,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896DB4

secondary

#C1CDB0

accent

#C8609F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896DB4

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

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