#896FAE#896FAE

#896FAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.098 H 302.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896FAE
RGB	rgb(137, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(265, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.55, 23.29, -29.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.55, 37.84, 307.99°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.0526 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.098 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6393, 19.7432, 42.6016)
Luminance	0.1974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#896FAE #94AE6F

analogous

#6F74AE #896FAE #A86FAE

triadic

#896FAE #AE896F #6FAE89

tetradic

#896FAE #AE6F74 #94AE6F #6FAEA8

square

#896FAE #AE6F74 #94AE6F #6FAEA8

split-complementary

#896FAE #AEA86F #74AE6F

monochromatic

#4D3B68 #6A518F #896FAE #A996C4 #C9BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#896FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#896FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896FAE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896FAE	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)

#617AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.098 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c6',
    500: '#896fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896fae;
$custom-light: #ac98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.762,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59151,
    "c": 0.09793,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896FAE

secondary

#BFC9AF

accent

#C4639C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896FAE

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

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