Skip to the color picker

#896ce2 color: Bright violet

#896ce2 is rgb(137, 108, 226) in RGB and oklch(61.52% 0.17236 291.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

255°
100%

61.5%
0.172
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #896ce2

#896ce2 is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.172 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.96:1 contrast and black text 5.31:1, 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: #896ce2 mixed with white

  1. 896ce2
  2. 937ce6
  3. 9e8bea
  4. a999ed
  5. b5a8f1
  6. c1b7f4
  7. cdc5f7
  8. d9d4f9
  9. e5e2fb
  10. f2f0fd

Darker: #896ce2 mixed with black

  1. 896ce2
  2. 765dc4
  3. 644ea8
  4. 53408c
  5. 423271
  6. 312557
  7. 22193e
  8. 140d27
  9. 070412
  10. 010003

Calmer: #896ce2 with less saturation

  1. 896ce2
  2. 8870d9
  3. 8773d0
  4. 8776c7
  5. 8679be
  6. 857bb5
  7. 857dab
  8. 8580a2
  9. 858198
  10. 85838f

Questions about #896ce2

What color is #896ce2?

#896ce2 is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 226), in HSL hsl(254.75, 67.05%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.52% 0.17236 291.861).

What colors go well with #896ce2?

The complementary color of #896ce2 is #888c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4780eb and #b35bc1. The triadic partners are #d15e00 and #009f7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ce2?

White text reads better on #896ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and black gives 5.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ce2 a warm or cool color?

#896ce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.172.