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#896CCB

#896ccb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896ccb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 42.35% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.51% cyan, 46.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 258.32°, with 47.74% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #896ccb
  2. #aecb6c

Split complementary

  1. #896ccb
  2. #cbb96c
  3. #7ecb6c

Analogous

  1. #6c7ecb
  2. #896ccb
  3. #b96ccb

Triadic

  1. #896ccb
  2. #cb896c
  3. #6ccb89

Tetradic

  1. #896ccb
  2. #cb6cae
  3. #aecb6c
  4. #6ccb89

Square

  1. #896ccb
  2. #cb6c7e
  3. #aecb6c
  4. #6ccbb9

Monochromatic

  1. #402975
  2. #5f3dad
  3. #896ccb
  4. #b6a5df
  5. #e4ddf3

Shades

#896ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896ccb
  2. #7b61b7
  3. #6e56a2
  4. #604c8e
  5. #52417a
  6. #453666
  7. #372b51
  8. #29203d
  9. #1b1629
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#896ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896ccb
  2. #957bd0
  3. #a189d5
  4. #ac98db
  5. #b8a7e0
  6. #c4b6e5
  7. #d0c4ea
  8. #dcd3ef
  9. #e7e2f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896ccb
  2. #886ec4
  3. #8770bc
  4. #8672b5
  5. #8574ad
  6. #8576a6
  7. #84789e
  8. #837a97
  9. #827c8f
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8276a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d7dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a77cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c75ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8077ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896ccb {
  color: #896ccb;
}
Background
.bg-896ccb {
  background-color: #896ccb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896ccb {
  border: 2px solid #896ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 108 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 48% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896ccb, #b96ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 108 203 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.99 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.11 #769334 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896ccb  rgb(137, 108, 203)  hsl(258, 48%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#aecb6c  rgb(174, 203, 108)  hsl(78, 48%, 61%)  Pistachio
#cb896c  rgb(203, 137, 108)  hsl(18, 48%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#6ccb89  rgb(108, 203, 137)  hsl(138, 48%, 61%)  Emerald