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#896FCF

#896fcf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896fcf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 43.53% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 46.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 256.25°, with 50% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2119

Complementary

  1. #896fcf
  2. #b5cf6f

Split complementary

  1. #896fcf
  2. #cfb96f
  3. #85cf6f

Analogous

  1. #6f85cf
  2. #896fcf
  3. #b96fcf

Triadic

  1. #896fcf
  2. #cf896f
  3. #6fcf89

Tetradic

  1. #896fcf
  2. #cf6fb5
  3. #b5cf6f
  4. #6fcf89

Square

  1. #896fcf
  2. #cf6f85
  3. #b5cf6f
  4. #6fcfb9

Monochromatic

  1. #40297c
  2. #5d3cb5
  3. #896fcf
  4. #b8a8e2
  5. #e7e2f5

Shades

#896fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896fcf
  2. #7b64ba
  3. #6e59a6
  4. #604e91
  5. #52437c
  6. #453868
  7. #372c53
  8. #29213e
  9. #1b1629
  10. #0e0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#896fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896fcf
  2. #957dd4
  3. #a18cd9
  4. #ac9add
  5. #b8a9e2
  6. #c4b7e7
  7. #d0c5ec
  8. #dcd4f1
  9. #e7e2f5
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896fcf
  2. #8871c7
  3. #8772bf
  4. #8674b7
  5. #8576af
  6. #8578a8
  7. #8479a0
  8. #837b98
  9. #827d90
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8379a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f80d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #798195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b7ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d78ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896fcf {
  color: #896fcf;
}
Background
.bg-896fcf {
  background-color: #896fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896fcf {
  border: 2px solid #896fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 111 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 50% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896fcf, #b96fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 111 207 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.69 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.74 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.25 #769030 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896fcf  rgb(137, 111, 207)  hsl(256, 50%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#b5cf6f  rgb(181, 207, 111)  hsl(76, 50%, 62%)  June Bud
#cf896f  rgb(207, 137, 111)  hsl(16, 50%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#6fcf89  rgb(111, 207, 137)  hsl(136, 50%, 62%)  Emerald