#896EA1#896EA1

#896EA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.082 H 308.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EA1
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(272, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 32%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.74, 20.83, -23.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.74, 31.40, 311.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.0508 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.082 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3243, 19.0436, 36.2110)
Luminance	0.1904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EA1 #86A16E

analogous

#6F6EA1 #896EA1 #A16E9F

triadic

#896EA1 #A1896E #6EA189

tetradic

#896EA1 #A16F6E #86A16E #6E9FA1

square

#896EA1 #A16F6E #86A16E #6E9FA1

split-complementary

#896EA1 #9FA16E #6EA16F

monochromatic

#4B3A5A #6A537F #896EA1 #A793B9 #C5B8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#896EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#896EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EA1

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EA1	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6578A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A799F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.082 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98bd',
    500: '#896ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ea1;
$custom-light: #ac98bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 21.339,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58352,
    "c": 0.08211,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EA1

secondary

#B5C0AA

accent

#BE6A91

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EA1

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

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