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#896bbd color: Lavish Spending

#896bbd is rgb(137, 107, 189) in RGB and oklch(59.179% 0.12502 299.439) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59.2%
0.125
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #896bbd

#896bbd is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, 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: #896bbd mixed with white

  1. 896bbd
  2. 947ac4
  3. 9f88cb
  4. aa97d2
  5. b6a5d9
  6. c2b4e0
  7. cec3e6
  8. dad2ed
  9. e6e1f3
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #896bbd mixed with black

  1. 896bbd
  2. 765ca4
  3. 644e8c
  4. 533f74
  5. 42325d
  6. 312547
  7. 221833
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896bbd with less saturation

  1. 896bbd
  2. 886db7
  3. 8670b1
  4. 8572ab
  5. 8474a4
  6. 83769e
  7. 827798
  8. 817991
  9. 807b8b
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #896bbd

What color is #896bbd?

#896bbd is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 189), in HSL hsl(261.95, 38.32%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.179% 0.12502 299.439).

What colors go well with #896bbd?

The complementary color of #896bbd is #758822. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6079c8 and #a660a2. The triadic partners are #b36921 and #009580.

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

White text reads better on #896bbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896bbd a warm or cool color?

#896bbd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.125.