#896DB7#896DB7

#896DB7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.114 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896DB7
RGB	rgb(137, 109, 183)
HSL	hsl(263, 34%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 40%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 40.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.47, 26.67, -35.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.47, 44.13, 307.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.23% 0.0575 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(59.23% 0.114 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3305, 19.6744, 47.3063)
Luminance	0.1968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896DB7 #9BB76D

analogous

#6D76B7 #896DB7 #AE6DB7

triadic

#896DB7 #B7896D #6DB789

tetradic

#896DB7 #B76D76 #9BB76D #6DB7AE

square

#896DB7 #B76D76 #9BB76D #6DB7AE

split-complementary

#896DB7 #B7AE6D #76B76D

monochromatic

#4E3872 #6A4C9B #896DB7 #AA96CB #CBBFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#896DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#896DB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896DB7

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896DB7	1.00	4.26	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.26	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)

#5A7ABA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F7AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 109, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.114 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97cd',
    500: '#896db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896db7;
$custom-light: #ad97cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.703,
    "s": 33.945,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59228,
    "c": 0.11361,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896DB7

secondary

#C4CFB1

accent

#CA5EA1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896DB7

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

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