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Recognised as Colour

#896B8F

  • #896B8F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#896B8F is a magenta with RGB values 137, 107, 143 and HSL 290°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#896B8F#896B8F
HEX#896B8F
RGBrgb(137, 107, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4196, 0.5608
RGB percentages53.7%, 42%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(290, 14.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 25.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 25.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,005,967
CSS custom property--colour: #896B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#769470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E768Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8A6F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#718F6B
Analogous#776B8F, #8F6B83
Triadic#8F896B, #6B8F89
Split complementary#838F6B, #6B8F77
Tetradic#8F776B, #718F6B, #6B838F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DFE7
Lighter +30%#CFC2D1
Lighter +20%#B8A5BB
Lighter +10%#A187A6
Darker −10%#6D5572
Darker −20%#513F55
Darker −30%#352A37
Darker −40%#19141A
More saturated +25%#9E4CAE
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R137
G107
B143
Red137 (53.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)14.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 6B · B 8F

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