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#896FDF

#896fdf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#896fdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.57% cyan, 50.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 253.93°, with 63.64% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2201

Complementary

  1. #896fdf
  2. #c5df6f

Split complementary

  1. #896fdf
  2. #dfc16f
  3. #8ddf6f

Analogous

  1. #6f8ddf
  2. #896fdf
  3. #c16fdf

Triadic

  1. #896fdf
  2. #df896f
  3. #6fdf89

Tetradic

  1. #896fdf
  2. #df6fc5
  3. #c5df6f
  4. #6fdf89

Square

  1. #896fdf
  2. #df6f8d
  3. #c5df6f
  4. #6fdfc1

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2194
  2. #5630d1
  3. #896fdf
  4. #bcaeed
  5. #f0ecfb

Shades

#896fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896fdf
  2. #7b64c9
  3. #6e59b2
  4. #604e9c
  5. #524386
  6. #453870
  7. #372c59
  8. #292143
  9. #1b162d
  10. #0e0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#896fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896fdf
  2. #957de2
  3. #a18ce5
  4. #ac9ae9
  5. #b8a9ec
  6. #c4b7ef
  7. #d0c5f2
  8. #dcd4f5
  9. #e7e2f9
  10. #f3f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896fdf
  2. #8871d6
  3. #8772cc
  4. #8674c3
  5. #8576b9
  6. #8578b0
  7. #8479a6
  8. #837b9d
  9. #827d93
  10. #817e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4283e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73869d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6779dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896fdf {
  color: #896fdf;
}
Background
.bg-896fdf {
  background-color: #896fdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-896fdf {
  border: 2px solid #896fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 111 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896fdf, #c16fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 111 223 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.95 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.18 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.30 #769020 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#896fdf  rgb(137, 111, 223)  hsl(254, 64%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c5df6f  rgb(197, 223, 111)  hsl(74, 64%, 65%)  June Bud
#df896f  rgb(223, 137, 111)  hsl(14, 64%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6fdf89  rgb(111, 223, 137)  hsl(134, 64%, 65%)  Pastel Green