#897DB2#897DB2

#897DB2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.080 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#897DB2
RGB	rgb(137, 125, 178)
HSL	hsl(254, 26%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(254, 30%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 29.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, 16.03, -26.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 30.83, 301.31°)
OKLab	oklab(62.06% 0.0329 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(62.06% 0.08 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6842, 23.1997, 45.2357)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#897DB2 #A6B27D

analogous

#7D8CB2 #897DB2 #A47DB2

triadic

#897DB2 #B2897D #7DB289

tetradic

#897DB2 #B27D8C #A6B27D #7DB2A4

square

#897DB2 #B27D8C #A6B27D #7DB2A4

split-complementary

#897DB2 #B2A47D #8CB27D

monochromatic

#4E4371 #685A98 #897DB2 #ACA3C9 #CFCAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#897DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#897DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #897DB2

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##897DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##897DB2	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7085B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7284B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#818690

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #897db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 125, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.080 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aca2c9',
    500: '#897db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #897db2;
$custom-light: #aca2c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#897db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.585,
    "s": 25.604,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62064,
    "c": 0.07981,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#897DB2

secondary

#CBD0BB

accent

#C266AD

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F3F8

border

#CECDD1

text

#100F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #897DB2

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

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