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Recognised as Colour

#895D96

  • #895D96
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#895D96 is a violet with RGB values 137, 93, 150 and HSL 286°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#895D96#895D96
HEX#895D96
RGBrgb(137, 93, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3647, 0.5882
RGB percentages53.7%, 36.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(286.3, 23.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 38%, 58.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 38%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,002,390
CSS custom property--colour: #895D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#76A269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556A98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#606F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#896472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2Pale violetred · ΔE 33.3Orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A965D
Analogous#6C5D96, #965D87
Triadic#96895D, #5D9689
Split complementary#86965D, #5D966D
Tetradic#966D5D, #6A965D, #5D8796

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D8E7
Lighter +30%#CDB9D3
Lighter +20%#B799C0
Lighter +10%#A17AAC
Darker −10%#6C4977
Darker −20%#4F3657
Darker −30%#332238
Darker −40%#160F18
More saturated +25%#9A3FB4
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R137
G93
B150
Red137 (53.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue286.32°
Saturation (HSL)23.46%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 5D · B 96

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