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#896cb9 color: Lavish Spending

#896cb9 is rgb(137, 108, 185) in RGB and oklch(59.148% 0.11798 300.184) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

59.1%
0.118
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #896cb9

#896cb9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #896cb9 mixed with white

  1. 896cb9
  2. 947ac0
  3. 9f89c8
  4. ab97cf
  5. b6a6d6
  6. c2b4dd
  7. cec3e4
  8. dad2eb
  9. e6e1f2
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #896cb9 mixed with black

  1. 896cb9
  2. 765da0
  3. 644e89
  4. 534071
  5. 42325b
  6. 312546
  7. 221931
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896cb9 with less saturation

  1. 896cb9
  2. 886eb3
  3. 8670ae
  4. 8572a8
  5. 8474a2
  6. 83769c
  7. 827896
  8. 817990
  9. 807b8a
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #896cb9

What color is #896cb9?

#896cb9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 185), in HSL hsl(262.6, 35.48%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.148% 0.11798 300.184).

What colors go well with #896cb9?

The complementary color of #896cb9 is #75882c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6379c4 and #a5629f. The triadic partners are #b06b29 and #009481.

Is white or black text more readable on #896cb9?

White text reads better on #896cb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896cb9 a warm or cool color?

#896cb9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.118.