#896EB4#896EB4

#896EB4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.108 H 300.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EB4
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 180)
HSL	hsl(263, 32%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 39%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.57, 25.34, -33.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.57, 41.81, 307.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% 0.0554 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.108 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1289, 19.7655, 45.7151)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EB4 #99B46E

analogous

#6E76B4 #896EB4 #AC6EB4

triadic

#896EB4 #B4896E #6EB489

tetradic

#896EB4 #B46E76 #99B46E #6EB4AC

square

#896EB4 #B46E76 #99B46E #6EB4AC

split-complementary

#896EB4 #B4AC6E #76B46E

monochromatic

#4E396E #6A4E97 #896EB4 #AA96C9 #CBBFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#896EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#896EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EB4

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EB4	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	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)

#5D7BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.108 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ca',
    500: '#896eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896eb4;
$custom-light: #ad98ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.143,
    "s": 31.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5926,
    "c": 0.10784,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EB4

secondary

#C2CDB1

accent

#C860A0

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EB4

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

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