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#896bbc color: Lavish Spending

#896bbc is rgb(137, 107, 188) in RGB and oklch(59.125% 0.12368 299.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59.1%
0.124
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #896bbc

#896bbc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #896bbc mixed with white

  1. 896bbc
  2. 947ac3
  3. 9f88ca
  4. ab97d1
  5. b6a5d8
  6. c2b4df
  7. cec3e6
  8. dad2ec
  9. e6e1f3
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #896bbc mixed with black

  1. 896bbc
  2. 765ca3
  3. 644e8b
  4. 533f73
  5. 42325d
  6. 312547
  7. 221832
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896bbc with less saturation

  1. 896bbc
  2. 886db6
  3. 8670b0
  4. 8572aa
  5. 8474a4
  6. 83769e
  7. 827797
  8. 817991
  9. 807b8b
  10. 7e7c84

Questions about #896bbc

What color is #896bbc?

#896bbc is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 188), in HSL hsl(262.22, 37.67%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.125% 0.12368 299.7).

What colors go well with #896bbc?

The complementary color of #896bbc is #758825. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6178c7 and #a660a1. The triadic partners are #b26923 and #009580.

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

White text reads better on #896bbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896bbc a warm or cool color?

#896bbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.124.