#896FAF#896FAF

#896FAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.099 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#896FAF
RGB	rgb(137, 111, 175)
HSL	hsl(264, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 37%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.59, 23.53, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.59, 38.39, 307.81°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% 0.0528 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.099 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7372, 19.7824, 43.1170)
Luminance	0.1978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#896FAF #95AF6F

analogous

#6F75AF #896FAF #A96FAF

triadic

#896FAF #AF896F #6FAF89

tetradic

#896FAF #AF6F75 #95AF6F #6FAFA9

square

#896FAF #AF6F75 #95AF6F #6FAFA9

split-complementary

#896FAF #AFA96F #75AF6F

monochromatic

#4D3A69 #6A5091 #896FAF #A996C5 #C9BEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#896FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#896FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #896FAF

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##896FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##896FAF	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #896faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 111, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.099 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98c7',
    500: '#896faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #896faf;
$custom-light: #ac98c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#896faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.375,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.592,
    "c": 0.0993,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#896FAF

secondary

#BFCAB0

accent

#C5639D

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #896FAF

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

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