#896EA9#896EA9

#896EA9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.093 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EA9
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(267, 26%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 35%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.08, 22.69, -27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.08, 35.76, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.72% 0.0529 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(58.72% 0.093 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0524, 19.3349, 40.0460)
Luminance	0.1933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EA9 #8EA96E

analogous

#6E71A9 #896EA9 #A76EA9

triadic

#896EA9 #A9896E #6EA989

tetradic

#896EA9 #A96E71 #8EA96E #6EA9A7

square

#896EA9 #A96E71 #8EA96E #6EA9A7

split-complementary

#896EA9 #A9A76E #71A96E

monochromatic

#4D3A62 #6B5189 #896EA9 #A894C0 #C8BBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#896EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#896EA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EA9

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EA9	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6279AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.093 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c2',
    500: '#896ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ea9;
$custom-light: #ac98c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.458,
    "s": 25.541,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58722,
    "c": 0.09288,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EA9

secondary

#BAC6AD

accent

#C26698

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EA9

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

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