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#896ed2 color: Soft violet

#896ed2 is rgb(137, 110, 210) in RGB and oklch(60.895% 0.14836 293.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

60.9%
0.148
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #896ed2

#896ed2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.02:1 contrast and black text 5.22:1, 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: #896ed2 mixed with white

  1. 896ed2
  2. 947dd7
  3. 9f8bdd
  4. aa9ae2
  5. b5a8e6
  6. c1b7eb
  7. cdc5ef
  8. d9d3f4
  9. e6e2f8
  10. f2f0fb

Darker: #896ed2 mixed with black

  1. 896ed2
  2. 765fb6
  3. 64509b
  4. 534181
  5. 423368
  6. 312650
  7. 221939
  8. 140e24
  9. 070410
  10. 010102

Calmer: #896ed2 with less saturation

  1. 896ed2
  2. 8871ca
  3. 8774c3
  4. 8676bb
  5. 8678b3
  6. 857aab
  7. 847ca4
  8. 847e9c
  9. 838093
  10. 83818b

Questions about #896ed2

What color is #896ed2?

#896ed2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 110, 210), in HSL hsl(256.2, 52.63%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.895% 0.14836 293.983).

What colors go well with #896ed2?

The complementary color of #896ed2 is #838b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #547fdb and #ad60b4. The triadic partners are #c5650e and #009c7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #896ed2?

White text reads better on #896ed2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and black gives 5.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896ed2 a warm or cool color?

#896ed2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.148.