#896EBE#896EBE

#896EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.121 H 298.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896EBE
RGB	rgb(137, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(260, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(260, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.05, 27.83, -38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.05, 47.32, 306.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% 0.0574 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.121 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1845, 20.1877, 51.2750)
Luminance	0.2019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896EBE #A3BE6E

analogous

#6E7BBE #896EBE #B16EBE

triadic

#896EBE #BE896E #6EBE89

tetradic

#896EBE #BE6E7B #A3BE6E #6EBEB1

square

#896EBE #BE6E7B #A3BE6E #6EBEB1

split-complementary

#896EBE #BEB16E #7BBE6E

monochromatic

#4E377B #694AA5 #896EBE #AB98D1 #CEC3E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#896EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#896EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896EBE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896EBE	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E7C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.121 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98d2',
    500: '#896ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896ebe;
$custom-light: #ad98d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.25,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59778,
    "c": 0.12144,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896EBE

secondary

#C9D4B4

accent

#CE5AA7

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896EBE

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

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