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#896FC9

#896fc9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896fc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.84% cyan, 44.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 257.33°, with 45.45% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #896fc9
  2. #afc96f

Split complementary

  1. #896fc9
  2. #c9b66f
  3. #82c96f

Analogous

  1. #6f82c9
  2. #896fc9
  3. #b66fc9

Triadic

  1. #896fc9
  2. #c9896f
  3. #6fc989

Tetradic

  1. #896fc9
  2. #c96faf
  3. #afc96f
  4. #6fc989

Square

  1. #896fc9
  2. #c96f82
  3. #afc96f
  4. #6fc9b6

Monochromatic

  1. #402b74
  2. #5f40ab
  3. #896fc9
  4. #b7a7de
  5. #e4def3

Shades

#896fc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896fc9
  2. #7b64b5
  3. #6e59a1
  4. #604e8d
  5. #524379
  6. #453865
  7. #372c50
  8. #29213c
  9. #1b1628
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#896fc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896fc9
  2. #957dce
  3. #a18cd4
  4. #ac9ad9
  5. #b8a9df
  6. #c4b7e4
  7. #d0c5e9
  8. #dcd4ef
  9. #e7e2f4
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896fc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896fc9
  2. #8871c2
  3. #8772ba
  4. #8674b3
  5. #8576ac
  6. #8578a5
  7. #84799d
  8. #837b96
  9. #827d8f
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8378a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #537fcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b8092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d79cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e78c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8179ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896fc9 {
  color: #896fc9;
}
Background
.bg-896fc9 {
  background-color: #896fc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896fc9 {
  border: 2px solid #896fc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896fc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 111 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 45% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896fc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896fc9, #b66fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896fc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 111 201 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.78 #769036 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896fc9  rgb(137, 111, 201)  hsl(257, 45%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#afc96f  rgb(175, 201, 111)  hsl(77, 45%, 61%)  Pistachio
#c9896f  rgb(201, 137, 111)  hsl(17, 45%, 61%)  Dark Salmon
#6fc989  rgb(111, 201, 137)  hsl(137, 45%, 61%)  Emerald