#896EBD#896EBD

#896EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.120 H 298.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EBD
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(261, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, 27.58, -37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 46.77, 306.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% 0.0572 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.12 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0756, 20.1442, 50.7014)
Luminance	0.2014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EBD #A2BD6E

analogous

#6E7ABD #896EBD #B06EBD

triadic

#896EBD #BD896E #6EBD89

tetradic

#896EBD #BD6E7A #A2BD6E #6EBDB0

square

#896EBD #BD6E7A #A2BD6E #6EBDB0

split-complementary

#896EBD #BDB06E #7ABD6E

monochromatic

#4E3779 #694AA3 #896EBD #AB98D0 #CDC2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#896EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#896EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EBD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EBD	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.120 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98d1',
    500: '#896ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ebd;
$custom-light: #ad98d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.506,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59725,
    "c": 0.12008,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EBD

secondary

#C8D3B4

accent

#CD5AA6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EBD

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