#897399#897399

#897399 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.062 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#897399
RGB	rgb(137, 115, 153)
HSL	hsl(275, 16%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(275, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.70, 16.09, -17.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.70, 23.66, 312.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.99% 0.0406 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(58.99% 0.062 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1960, 19.8799, 32.7987)
Luminance	0.1988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#897399 #839973

analogous

#767399 #897399 #997396

triadic

#897399 #998973 #739989

tetradic

#897399 #997673 #839973 #739699

square

#897399 #997673 #839973 #739699

split-complementary

#897399 #969973 #739976

monochromatic

#4B3D54 #6A5778 #897399 #A796B3 #C5BACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#897399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#897399 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #897399

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##897399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##897399	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#877880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #897399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 115, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.062 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9bb7',
    500: '#897399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #897399;
$custom-light: #ab9bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#897399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 15.702,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58987,
    "c": 0.06223,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#897399

secondary

#B3BCAC

accent

#B86F8E

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #897399

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

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