#896EAE#896EAE

#896EAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.100 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EAE
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(265, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.30, 23.88, -30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.30, 38.51, 308.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% 0.0541 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.1 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5308, 19.5262, 42.5655)
Luminance	0.1953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EAE #93AE6E

analogous

#6E73AE #896EAE #A96EAE

triadic

#896EAE #AE896E #6EAE89

tetradic

#896EAE #AE6E73 #93AE6E #6EAEA9

square

#896EAE #AE6E73 #93AE6E #6EAEA9

split-complementary

#896EAE #AEA96E #73AE6E

monochromatic

#4D3A68 #6A508F #896EAE #A995C4 #C9BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#896EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#896EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EAE

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EAE	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.100 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c6',
    500: '#896eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896eae;
$custom-light: #ac98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.313,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58962,
    "c": 0.09966,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EAE

secondary

#BEC9AF

accent

#C5639C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EAE

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

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