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#896cba color: Lavish Spending

#896cba is rgb(137, 108, 186) in RGB and oklch(59.201% 0.11933 299.91) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59.2%
0.119
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #896cba

#896cba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, 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: #896cba mixed with white

  1. 896cba
  2. 947ac1
  3. 9f89c9
  4. ab97d0
  5. b6a6d7
  6. c2b4de
  7. cec3e5
  8. dad2eb
  9. e6e1f2
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #896cba mixed with black

  1. 896cba
  2. 765da1
  3. 644e89
  4. 534072
  5. 42325c
  6. 312546
  7. 221932
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896cba with less saturation

  1. 896cba
  2. 886eb4
  3. 8770ae
  4. 8572a9
  5. 8474a3
  6. 83769d
  7. 827897
  8. 817991
  9. 807b8a
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #896cba

What color is #896cba?

#896cba is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 186), in HSL hsl(262.31, 36.11%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.201% 0.11933 299.91).

What colors go well with #896cba?

The complementary color of #896cba is #75882b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6279c5 and #a562a0. The triadic partners are #b16b28 and #009480.

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

White text reads better on #896cba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896cba a warm or cool color?

#896cba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.119.