#896EB3#896EB3

#896EB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.106 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EB3
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(263, 31%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.52, 25.09, -32.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.52, 41.26, 307.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% 0.0552 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.106 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0274, 19.7249, 45.1805)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EB3 #98B36E

analogous

#6E76B3 #896EB3 #AC6EB3

triadic

#896EB3 #B3896E #6EB389

tetradic

#896EB3 #B36E76 #98B36E #6EB3AC

square

#896EB3 #B36E76 #98B36E #6EB3AC

split-complementary

#896EB3 #B3AC6E #76B36E

monochromatic

#4E396D #6A4E95 #896EB3 #AA96C8 #CABEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#896EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#896EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EB3

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EB3	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.106 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ca',
    500: '#896eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896eb3;
$custom-light: #ad98ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 31.222,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5921,
    "c": 0.10648,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EB3

secondary

#C1CDB0

accent

#C7609F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EB3

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

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