#896EA3#896EA3

#896EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.085 H 307.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EA3
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(271, 22%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.82, 21.29, -24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.82, 32.49, 310.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.44% 0.0513 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(58.44% 0.085 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5021, 19.1147, 37.1473)
Luminance	0.1911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EA3 #88A36E

analogous

#6E6EA3 #896EA3 #A36EA2

triadic

#896EA3 #A3896E #6EA389

tetradic

#896EA3 #A36E6E #88A36E #6EA2A3

square

#896EA3 #A36E6E #88A36E #6EA2A3

split-complementary

#896EA3 #A2A36E #6EA36E

monochromatic

#4C3A5C #6A5282 #896EA3 #A793BB #C6B9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#896EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#896EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EA3

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EA3	1.00	4.35	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6478A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6979A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.085 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98be',
    500: '#896ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ea3;
$custom-light: #ac98be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.566,
    "s": 22.363,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58443,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EA3

secondary

#B6C2AB

accent

#BF6993

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EA3

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

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