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#896ce5 color: Bright violet

#896ce5 is rgb(137, 108, 229) in RGB and oklch(61.71% 0.17624 291.41) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

61.7%
0.176
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #896ce5

#896ce5 is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.176 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.34:1, 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: #896ce5 mixed with white

  1. 896ce5
  2. 937ce9
  3. 9e8bec
  4. a99af0
  5. b5a8f3
  6. c0b7f5
  7. cdc5f8
  8. d9d4fa
  9. e5e2fc
  10. f2f1fe

Darker: #896ce5 mixed with black

  1. 896ce5
  2. 765dc7
  3. 644eaa
  4. 53408e
  5. 423272
  6. 312558
  7. 22193f
  8. 140d28
  9. 070412
  10. 010003

Calmer: #896ce5 with less saturation

  1. 896ce5
  2. 8870dc
  3. 8773d3
  4. 8776c9
  5. 8679c0
  6. 867cb6
  7. 857ead
  8. 8580a3
  9. 858299
  10. 85848f

Questions about #896ce5

What color is #896ce5?

#896ce5 is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 229), in HSL hsl(254.38, 69.94%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.71% 0.17624 291.41).

What colors go well with #896ce5?

The complementary color of #896ce5 is #8a8d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4580ee and #b45bc4. The triadic partners are #d45d00 and #00a07a.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ce5?

White text reads better on #896ce5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ce5 a warm or cool color?

#896ce5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.176.