#897BC3#897BC3
#897BC3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.107 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #897BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 123, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 21.47, -35.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 41.67, 301.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.48% 0.0401 -0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.48% 0.107 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2473, 23.4239, 54.7049) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.05
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.15
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.36
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#897BC3 #B5C37B
analogous
#7B91C3 #897BC3 #AD7BC3
triadic
#897BC3 #C3897B #7BC389
tetradic
#897BC3 #C37B91 #B5C37B #7BC3AD
square
#897BC3 #C37B91 #B5C37B #7BC3AD
split-complementary
#897BC3 #C3AD7B #91C37B
monochromatic
#4B3D86 #6351B0 #897BC3 #AFA5D6 #D4CFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#897BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#897BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #897BC3
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##897BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##897BC3 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6786C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6884C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C8896
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #897bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 123, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.107 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ada1d5',
500: '#897bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #897bc3; $custom-light: #ada1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#897bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 123,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.667,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62483,
"c": 0.10737,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.23424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#897BC3
secondary
#D5DAC0
accent
#B03598
background
#FAF9FD
surface
#F4F2FA
border
#CECCD3
text
#100F14
muted
#7F7E83