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#896fa1 color: Babiana

#896fa1 is rgb(137, 111, 161) in RGB and oklch(58.545% 0.08029 307.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

58.5%
0.080
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Slate
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896fa1

#896fa1 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Babiana (#876fa3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #896fa1 mixed with white

  1. 896fa1
  2. 947daa
  3. a08bb4
  4. ab99bd
  5. b7a7c6
  6. c2b5d0
  7. cec4d9
  8. dad2e3
  9. e6e1ec
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #896fa1 mixed with black

  1. 896fa1
  2. 76608b
  3. 645176
  4. 534262
  5. 42344e
  6. 31273c
  7. 221a2a
  8. 140e19
  9. 070409
  10. 010101

Calmer: #896fa1 with less saturation

  1. 896fa1
  2. 88709d
  3. 86729a
  4. 857396
  5. 847592
  6. 82768f
  7. 81778b
  8. 807887
  9. 7e7a83
  10. 7d7b80

Questions about #896fa1

What color is #896fa1?

#896fa1 is muted purple. The closest named color is Babiana. In RGB it is rgb(137, 111, 161), in HSL hsl(271.2, 21.01%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.545% 0.08029 307.813).

What colors go well with #896fa1?

The complementary color of #896fa1 is #6e8550. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7077ab and #9b698d. The triadic partners are #9c7346 and #398b85.

Is white or black text more readable on #896fa1?

White text reads better on #896fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896fa1 a warm or cool color?

#896fa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.08.