#896EBC#896EBC

#896EBC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.119 H 298.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EBC
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(261, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(261, 41%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.95, 27.33, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.95, 46.22, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% 0.057 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.119 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9675, 20.1009, 50.1317)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EBC #A1BC6E

analogous

#6E7ABC #896EBC #B06EBC

triadic

#896EBC #BC896E #6EBC89

tetradic

#896EBC #BC6E7A #A1BC6E #6EBCB0

square

#896EBC #BC6E7A #A1BC6E #6EBCB0

split-complementary

#896EBC #BCB06E #7ABC6E

monochromatic

#4E3778 #694BA2 #896EBC #AB98CF #CDC2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#896EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#896EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EBC

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EBC	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#597CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.119 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98d0',
    500: '#896ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ebc;
$custom-light: #ad98d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.769,
    "s": 36.792,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59673,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EBC

secondary

#C8D2B3

accent

#CD5BA5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EBC

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

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