#896EA0#896EA0

#896EA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.081 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EA0
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(272, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 31%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.70, 20.60, -22.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.70, 30.86, 311.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.0505 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.081 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2365, 19.0085, 35.7485)
Luminance	0.1901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EA0 #85A06E

analogous

#706EA0 #896EA0 #A06E9E

triadic

#896EA0 #A0896E #6EA089

tetradic

#896EA0 #A0706E #85A06E #6E9EA0

square

#896EA0 #A0706E #85A06E #6E9EA0

split-complementary

#896EA0 #9EA06E #6EA070

monochromatic

#4B3A59 #6A537E #896EA0 #A793B8 #C5B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#896EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#896EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EA0

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EA0	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6577A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B799F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.081 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac97bc',
    500: '#896ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ea0;
$custom-light: #ac97bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.4,
    "s": 20.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58307,
    "c": 0.08077,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EA0

secondary

#B4C0AA

accent

#BD6A91

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EA0

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

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