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#896ab5 color: Lavish Spending

#896ab5 is rgb(137, 106, 181) in RGB and oklch(58.573% 0.11598 301.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.6%
0.116
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896ab5

#896ab5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #896ab5 mixed with white

  1. 896ab5
  2. 9479bd
  3. 9f87c5
  4. ab96cc
  5. b6a4d4
  6. c2b3db
  7. cec2e3
  8. dad1ea
  9. e6e0f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #896ab5 mixed with black

  1. 896ab5
  2. 765b9d
  3. 644d86
  4. 533f6f
  5. 423159
  6. 312444
  7. 221830
  8. 140d1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896ab5 with less saturation

  1. 896ab5
  2. 886cb0
  3. 866eaa
  4. 8570a4
  5. 84729f
  6. 827499
  7. 817693
  8. 80778e
  9. 7e7988
  10. 7d7a82

Questions about #896ab5

What color is #896ab5?

#896ab5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 106, 181), in HSL hsl(264.8, 33.63%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.573% 0.11598 301.996).

What colors go well with #896ab5?

The complementary color of #896ab5 is #71862f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6476c1 and #a4609a. The triadic partners are #ac6a27 and #009281.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ab5?

White text reads better on #896ab5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ab5 a warm or cool color?

#896ab5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.116.