Skip to the color picker

#896db7 color: Purple Hebe

#896db7 is rgb(137, 109, 183) in RGB and oklch(59.228% 0.1136 300.407) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

263°
100%

59.2%
0.114
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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 #896db7

#896db7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hebe (#8773bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #896db7 mixed with white

  1. 896db7
  2. 947bbf
  3. 9f8ac6
  4. ab98ce
  5. b6a6d5
  6. c2b5dc
  7. cec3e3
  8. dad2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #896db7 mixed with black

  1. 896db7
  2. 765e9f
  3. 644f87
  4. 534170
  5. 42335a
  6. 312645
  7. 221931
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #896db7 with less saturation

  1. 896db7
  2. 886fb1
  3. 8771ac
  4. 8573a6
  5. 8475a1
  6. 83769b
  7. 827895
  8. 817a90
  9. 807b8a
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #896db7

What color is #896db7?

#896db7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Hebe. In RGB it is rgb(137, 109, 183), in HSL hsl(262.7, 33.94%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.228% 0.1136 300.407).

What colors go well with #896db7?

The complementary color of #896db7 is #758832. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6479c2 and #a4639e. The triadic partners are #ae6c2e and #009381.

Is white or black text more readable on #896db7?

White text reads better on #896db7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896db7 a warm or cool color?

#896db7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.114.