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#896ab6 color: Lavish Spending

#896ab6 is rgb(137, 106, 182) in RGB and oklch(58.626% 0.11732 301.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.6%
0.117
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896ab6

#896ab6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, 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: #896ab6 mixed with white

  1. 896ab6
  2. 9479be
  3. 9f87c5
  4. ab96cd
  5. b6a4d4
  6. c2b3dc
  7. cec2e3
  8. dad1ea
  9. e6e0f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #896ab6 mixed with black

  1. 896ab6
  2. 765b9e
  3. 644d86
  4. 533f6f
  5. 423159
  6. 312444
  7. 221830
  8. 140d1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896ab6 with less saturation

  1. 896ab6
  2. 886cb0
  3. 866eab
  4. 8570a5
  5. 84729f
  6. 82749a
  7. 817694
  8. 80788e
  9. 7e7988
  10. 7d7b82

Questions about #896ab6

What color is #896ab6?

#896ab6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 106, 182), in HSL hsl(264.47, 34.23%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.626% 0.11732 301.696).

What colors go well with #896ab6?

The complementary color of #896ab6 is #71872d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6477c2 and #a4609b. The triadic partners are #ad6a26 and #009281.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ab6?

White text reads better on #896ab6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ab6 a warm or cool color?

#896ab6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.117.