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#896bb8 color: Lavish Spending

#896bb8 is rgb(137, 107, 184) in RGB and oklch(58.913% 0.11831 300.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.9%
0.118
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896bb8

#896bb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, 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: #896bb8 mixed with white

  1. 896bb8
  2. 947ac0
  3. 9f88c7
  4. ab97ce
  5. b6a5d6
  6. c2b4dd
  7. cec3e4
  8. dad2eb
  9. e6e1f2
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #896bb8 mixed with black

  1. 896bb8
  2. 765ca0
  3. 644e88
  4. 533f71
  5. 42325b
  6. 312545
  7. 221831
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896bb8 with less saturation

  1. 896bb8
  2. 886db2
  3. 866fad
  4. 8571a7
  5. 8473a1
  6. 83759b
  7. 817795
  8. 80788f
  9. 7f7a89
  10. 7e7b83

Questions about #896bb8

What color is #896bb8?

#896bb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 184), in HSL hsl(263.38, 35.16%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.913% 0.11831 300.794).

What colors go well with #896bb8?

The complementary color of #896bb8 is #73872c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6378c3 and #a4619d. The triadic partners are #af6a27 and #009381.

Is white or black text more readable on #896bb8?

White text reads better on #896bb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896bb8 a warm or cool color?

#896bb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.118.