#896CA5

Closest named color: Dark Lavender (#856798). oklch(58.2% 0.091 307.1), rgb(137, 108, 165).

Black text reads best on this color (4.75:1).

About this color

#896CA5 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Lavender (#856798), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.75:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Lavender (#856798)
Black text	4.75:1
White text	4.41:1

Values

HEX	#896CA5
RGB	rgb(137, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(271, 24%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.091 307.1)

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 #896CA5	4.41:1	AA large text	Lc -76.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #896CA5	4.75:1	AA	Lc 33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#896CA5 text on white	4.41:1	AA large text	Lc 70.6	Content text, not long reading
#896CA5 text on black	4.75:1	AA	Lc -31.1	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F6F4F8

oklch(97% 0.006 308.4)
Step 100
100

#ECE8F0

oklch(93.6% 0.011 308.3)
Step 200
200

#DDD5E5

oklch(88.4% 0.023 308.2)
Step 300
300

#C7BAD6

oklch(80.8% 0.041 306.4)
Step 400
400

#AB96C1

oklch(70.6% 0.066 306.9)
Step 500
500

#977CB1

oklch(63.1% 0.083 307.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#896CA5

oklch(58.2% 0.091 307.1)
Step 700
700

#6D5386

oklch(49% 0.085 306.9)
Step 800
800

#59446D

oklch(42.6% 0.071 307.1)
Step 900
900

#493A58

oklch(37.7% 0.053 306.9)
Step 950
950

#2B2234

oklch(27% 0.035 307)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#896CA5 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)	#6177A7	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6778A3	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#857481	0.067
Achromatopsia (no color)	#787878	0.091