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Recognised as Colour

#896DAF

  • #896DAF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#896DAF is a violet with RGB values 137, 109, 175 and HSL 265°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#896DAF#896DAF
HEX#896DAF
RGBrgb(137, 109, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4275, 0.6863
RGB percentages53.7%, 42.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(265.5, 29.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 37.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,006,511
CSS custom property--colour: #896DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#769250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E79B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#637AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#837786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 22.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93AF6D
Analogous#6D72AF, #AA6DAF
Triadic#AF896D, #6DAF89
Split complementary#AFAA6D, #72AF6D
Tetradic#AF6D72, #93AF6D, #6DAFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F1F7
Lighter +30%#D9D0E5
Lighter +20%#BEAFD3
Lighter +10%#A48EC1
Darker −10%#6F5297
Darker −20%#574076
Darker −30%#3F2E55
Darker −40%#261C34
More saturated +25%#8551CB
Less saturated −25%#8D8993

Channel breakdown

R137
G109
B175
Red137 (53.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue265.45°
Saturation (HSL)29.2%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 6D · B AF

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