#896BDD
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61% 0.167 292.9), rgb(137, 107, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).
About this color
#896BDD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.21:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #896BDD |
| RGB | rgb(137, 107, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 63%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.167 292.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #896BDD | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #896BDD | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #896BDD text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #896BDD text on black | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc -34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 293.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F1
oklch(80.8% 0.082 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A490EB
oklch(70.8% 0.131 292.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#896BDD
oklch(61% 0.167 292.9)
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Step 600
600
#7A57D2
oklch(55.6% 0.181 292.6)
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Step 700
700
#6746B6
oklch(49.1% 0.169 292.7)
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Step 800
800
#543A93
oklch(42.6% 0.14 293)
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Step 900
900
#453375
oklch(37.7% 0.109 293)
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Step 950
950
#281E45
oklch(26.9% 0.071 292.9)
#896BDD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3C80E1 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #417CDA | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #74829A | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #896BDD
#896BDD
oklch(61% 0.167 292.9)
- #858B00
#858B00
oklch(61.1% 0.136 112.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #896BDD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #896BDD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.022
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
Use #896BDD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.