#897CB9 — Violet

#897CB9 is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#897CB9
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f5fa
100#eae8f3
200#d9d6ec
300#c1bae1
400#a499d0
500#8e80c0
600#7c6eac
700#675a92
800#564b7b
900#483f69
950#2a243f

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.72:1
Contrast on black
5.65:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 293.3); /* #f5f5fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 293.3); /* #eae8f3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.03 293.3); /* #d9d6ec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.054 293.3); /* #c1bae1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.08 293.3); /* #a499d0 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.096 293.3); /* #8e80c0 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.094 293.3); /* #7c6eac */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.088 293.3); /* #675a92 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.079 293.3); /* #564b7b */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.071 293.3); /* #483f69 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.05 293.3); /* #2a243f */
}

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