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#896FCD

#896fcd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 45.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.6°, with 48.45% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.211

Complementary

  1. #896fcd
  2. #b3cd6f

Split complementary

  1. #896fcd
  2. #cdb86f
  3. #84cd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f84cd
  2. #896fcd
  3. #b86fcd

Triadic

  1. #896fcd
  2. #cd896f
  3. #6fcd89

Tetradic

  1. #896fcd
  2. #cd6fb3
  3. #b3cd6f
  4. #6fcd89

Square

  1. #896fcd
  2. #cd6f84
  3. #b3cd6f
  4. #6fcdb8

Monochromatic

  1. #402a79
  2. #5e3eb2
  3. #896fcd
  4. #b8a8e1
  5. #e6e1f4

Shades

#896fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896fcd
  2. #7b64b9
  3. #6e59a4
  4. #604e90
  5. #52437b
  6. #453867
  7. #372c52
  8. #29213e
  9. #1b1629
  10. #0e0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#896fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896fcd
  2. #957dd2
  3. #a18cd7
  4. #ac9adc
  5. #b8a9e1
  6. #c4b7e6
  7. #d0c5eb
  8. #dcd4f0
  9. #e7e2f5
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896fcd
  2. #8871c5
  3. #8772be
  4. #8674b6
  5. #8576ae
  6. #8578a7
  7. #84799f
  8. #837b97
  9. #827d8f
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8379a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5080d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #798194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b79cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d78cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896fcd {
  color: #896fcd;
}
Background
.bg-896fcd {
  background-color: #896fcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896fcd {
  border: 2px solid #896fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 111 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 48% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896fcd, #b86fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 111 205 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.08 #769032 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896fcd  rgb(137, 111, 205)  hsl(257, 48%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#b3cd6f  rgb(179, 205, 111)  hsl(77, 48%, 62%)  June Bud
#cd896f  rgb(205, 137, 111)  hsl(17, 48%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#6fcd89  rgb(111, 205, 137)  hsl(137, 48%, 62%)  Emerald