#897AAA#897AAA

#897AAA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.073 H 298.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#897AAA
RGB	rgb(137, 122, 170)
HSL	hsl(259, 22%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(259, 28%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, 15.86, -23.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 28.30, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% 0.0351 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.073 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5302, 22.1396, 41.0035)
Luminance	0.2214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#897AAA #9BAA7A

analogous

#7A83AA #897AAA #A17AAA

triadic

#897AAA #AA897A #7AAA89

tetradic

#897AAA #AA7A83 #9BAA7A #7AAAA1

square

#897AAA #AA7A83 #9BAA7A #7AAAA1

split-complementary

#897AAA #AAA17A #83AA7A

monochromatic

#4E4267 #6A5A8D #897AAA #AA9FC2 #CBC5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#897AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

5.43

#897AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #897AAA

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##897AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##897AAA	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7082AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83818B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #897aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 122, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.073 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aca0c3',
    500: '#897aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #897aaa;
$custom-light: #aca0c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#897aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 22.018,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61108,
    "c": 0.07334,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#897AAA

secondary

#C4CAB6

accent

#BF69A4

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #897AAA

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

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