#896ED4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61% 0.151 293.6), rgb(137, 110, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#896ED4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #896ED4 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 110, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 54%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.151 293.6) |
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 #896ED4 | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #896ED4 | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #896ED4 text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #896ED4 text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#EAE7F7
oklch(93.5% 0.022 294.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD5F2
oklch(88.6% 0.04 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B8EC
oklch(80.8% 0.073 293.5)
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Step 400
400
#A492E3
oklch(70.7% 0.117 293.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#896ED4
oklch(61% 0.151 293.6)
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Step 600
600
#7A5BC9
oklch(55.7% 0.164 293.3)
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Step 700
700
#674AAD
oklch(49.1% 0.152 293.5)
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Step 800
800
#543D8C
oklch(42.7% 0.126 293.8)
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Step 900
900
#453570
oklch(37.7% 0.098 293.6)
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Step 950
950
#281F42
oklch(26.9% 0.064 293.5)
#896ED4 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) | #4980D8 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4E7DD2 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #778297 | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #896ED4
#896ED4
oklch(61% 0.151 293.6)
- #838B00
#838B00
oklch(60.9% 0.137 113.8)
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 #896ED4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.020
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.050
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.068
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
Use #896ED4 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.