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#896dbf color: Lavish Spending

#896dbf is rgb(137, 109, 191) in RGB and oklch(59.649% 0.12443 298.289) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

59.6%
0.124
298°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #896dbf

#896dbf is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.2:1 contrast and black text 5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #896dbf mixed with white

  1. 896dbf
  2. 947bc6
  3. 9f8acd
  4. aa98d4
  5. b6a7da
  6. c2b5e1
  7. cec4e7
  8. dad2ed
  9. e6e1f3
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #896dbf mixed with black

  1. 896dbf
  2. 765ea6
  3. 644f8d
  4. 534175
  5. 42335e
  6. 312648
  7. 221933
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #896dbf with less saturation

  1. 896dbf
  2. 886fb9
  3. 8772b3
  4. 8674ac
  5. 8576a6
  6. 8477a0
  7. 837999
  8. 827b93
  9. 817c8c
  10. 807e86

Questions about #896dbf

What color is #896dbf?

#896dbf is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 109, 191), in HSL hsl(260.49, 39.05%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.649% 0.12443 298.289).

What colors go well with #896dbf?

The complementary color of #896dbf is #798923. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #607bc9 and #a762a4. The triadic partners are #b56a26 and #009680.

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

White text reads better on #896dbf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and black gives 5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896dbf a warm or cool color?

#896dbf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.124.