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#896ab9 color: Lavish Spending

#896ab9 is rgb(137, 106, 185) in RGB and oklch(58.784% 0.12133 300.832) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.8%
0.121
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896ab9

#896ab9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, 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: #896ab9 mixed with white

  1. 896ab9
  2. 9479c1
  3. 9f87c8
  4. ab96cf
  5. b6a5d6
  6. c2b3dd
  7. cec2e4
  8. dad1eb
  9. e6e0f2
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #896ab9 mixed with black

  1. 896ab9
  2. 765ba0
  3. 644d89
  4. 533f71
  5. 42315b
  6. 312446
  7. 221831
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896ab9 with less saturation

  1. 896ab9
  2. 886cb3
  3. 866fad
  4. 8571a7
  5. 8473a2
  6. 82759c
  7. 817695
  8. 80788f
  9. 7f7a89
  10. 7e7b83

Questions about #896ab9

What color is #896ab9?

#896ab9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 106, 185), in HSL hsl(263.54, 36.07%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.784% 0.12133 300.832).

What colors go well with #896ab9?

The complementary color of #896ab9 is #728728. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6277c4 and #a5609e. The triadic partners are #b06923 and #009380.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ab9?

White text reads better on #896ab9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ab9 a warm or cool color?

#896ab9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.121.