#896EAF#896EAF

#896EAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.101 H 302.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EAF
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(265, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 37%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.34, 24.12, -30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.34, 39.06, 308.14°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% 0.0543 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.101 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6287, 19.5654, 43.0808)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EAF #94AF6E

analogous

#6E73AF #896EAF #A96EAF

triadic

#896EAF #AF896E #6EAF89

tetradic

#896EAF #AF6E73 #94AF6E #6EAFA9

square

#896EAF #AF6E73 #94AF6E #6EAFA9

split-complementary

#896EAF #AFA96E #73AF6E

monochromatic

#4D3A69 #6A5090 #896EAF #A995C5 #C9BDDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#896EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#896EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EAF

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EAF	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	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)

#5F7AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.101 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c7',
    500: '#896eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896eaf;
$custom-light: #ac98c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.923,
    "s": 28.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59011,
    "c": 0.10103,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EAF

secondary

#BFCAAF

accent

#C5639C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EAF

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

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