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#896cd6 color: Soft violet

#896cd6 is rgb(137, 108, 214) in RGB and oklch(60.782% 0.1567 293.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

60.8%
0.157
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #896cd6

#896cd6 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.05:1 contrast and black text 5.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #896cd6 mixed with white

  1. 896cd6
  2. 947bdb
  3. 9f8ae0
  4. aa99e5
  5. b5a7e9
  6. c1b6ed
  7. cdc4f1
  8. d9d3f5
  9. e6e2f9
  10. f2f0fc

Darker: #896cd6 mixed with black

  1. 896cd6
  2. 765dba
  3. 644e9e
  4. 534084
  5. 42326a
  6. 312552
  7. 22193b
  8. 140d25
  9. 070410
  10. 010002

Calmer: #896cd6 with less saturation

  1. 896cd6
  2. 886fce
  3. 8772c6
  4. 8675be
  5. 8577b6
  6. 857aad
  7. 847ca5
  8. 847e9d
  9. 837f94
  10. 83818b

Questions about #896cd6

What color is #896cd6?

#896cd6 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 214), in HSL hsl(256.42, 56.38%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.782% 0.1567 293.829).

What colors go well with #896cd6?

The complementary color of #896cd6 is #838b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #517edf and #af5db7. The triadic partners are #c86200 and #009c7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #896cd6?

White text reads better on #896cd6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and black gives 5.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896cd6 a warm or cool color?

#896cd6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.157.