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#896ce4 color: Bright violet

#896ce4 is rgb(137, 108, 228) in RGB and oklch(61.647% 0.17495 291.559) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

61.6%
0.175
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #896ce4

#896ce4 is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 61.6% lightness, 0.175 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.94:1 contrast and black text 5.33:1, 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: #896ce4 mixed with white

  1. 896ce4
  2. 937ce8
  3. 9e8bec
  4. a99aef
  5. b5a8f2
  6. c1b7f5
  7. cdc5f8
  8. d9d4fa
  9. e5e2fc
  10. f2f1fe

Darker: #896ce4 mixed with black

  1. 896ce4
  2. 765dc6
  3. 644ea9
  4. 53408d
  5. 423272
  6. 312558
  7. 22193f
  8. 140d28
  9. 070412
  10. 010003

Calmer: #896ce4 with less saturation

  1. 896ce4
  2. 8870db
  3. 8773d2
  4. 8776c8
  5. 8679bf
  6. 867cb6
  7. 857eac
  8. 8580a3
  9. 858299
  10. 85838f

Questions about #896ce4

What color is #896ce4?

#896ce4 is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 228), in HSL hsl(254.5, 68.97%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.647% 0.17495 291.559).

What colors go well with #896ce4?

The complementary color of #896ce4 is #898c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4680ed and #b45bc3. The triadic partners are #d35e00 and #009f7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ce4?

White text reads better on #896ce4: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and black gives 5.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ce4 a warm or cool color?

#896ce4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 61.6% and its chroma 0.175.