#896EB2#896EB2

#896EB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.105 H 301.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EB2
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(264, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 38%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.48, 24.85, -32.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.48, 40.71, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.16% 0.055 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(59.16% 0.105 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9266, 19.6845, 44.6498)
Luminance	0.1968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EB2 #97B26E

analogous

#6E75B2 #896EB2 #AB6EB2

triadic

#896EB2 #B2896E #6EB289

tetradic

#896EB2 #B26E75 #97B26E #6EB2AB

square

#896EB2 #B26E75 #97B26E #6EB2AB

split-complementary

#896EB2 #B2AB6E #75B26E

monochromatic

#4E396C #6A4F94 #896EB2 #AA96C7 #CABEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#896EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#896EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EB2

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EB2	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.105 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c9',
    500: '#896eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896eb2;
$custom-light: #ac98c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.824,
    "s": 30.631,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5916,
    "c": 0.10512,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EB2

secondary

#C1CCB0

accent

#C7619E

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EB2

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

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