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#896FC3

#896fc3 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896fc3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 43.53% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.74% cyan, 43.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 258.57°, with 41.18% saturation and 60% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #896fc3
  2. #a9c36f

Split complementary

  1. #896fc3
  2. #c3b36f
  3. #7fc36f

Analogous

  1. #6f7fc3
  2. #896fc3
  3. #b36fc3

Triadic

  1. #896fc3
  2. #c3896f
  3. #6fc389

Tetradic

  1. #896fc3
  2. #c36fa9
  3. #a9c36f
  4. #6fc389

Square

  1. #896fc3
  2. #c36f7f
  3. #a9c36f
  4. #6fc3b3

Monochromatic

  1. #402d6c
  2. #6143a2
  3. #896fc3
  4. #b5a5da
  5. #e1dbf0

Shades

#896fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896fc3
  2. #7b64b0
  3. #6e599c
  4. #604e89
  5. #524375
  6. #453862
  7. #372c4e
  8. #29213b
  9. #1b1627
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#896fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896fc3
  2. #957dc9
  3. #a18ccf
  4. #ac9ad5
  5. #b8a9db
  6. #c4b7e1
  7. #d0c5e7
  8. #dcd4ed
  9. #e7e2f3
  10. #f3f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896fc3
  2. #8871bc
  3. #8772b6
  4. #8674af
  5. #8576a8
  6. #8578a2
  7. #84799b
  8. #837b94
  9. #827d8d
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82789e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #567ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b7cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e78c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7077c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8278a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896fc3 {
  color: #896fc3;
}
Background
.bg-896fc3 {
  background-color: #896fc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #896fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 111 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 41% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896fc3, #b36fc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 111 195 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.66 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.40 #76903c Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896fc3  rgb(137, 111, 195)  hsl(259, 41%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#a9c36f  rgb(169, 195, 111)  hsl(79, 41%, 60%)  Olivine
#c3896f  rgb(195, 137, 111)  hsl(19, 41%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#6fc389  rgb(111, 195, 137)  hsl(139, 41%, 60%)  Emerald