Colour

#896DC2

#896DC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#896DC2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 109, 194 and HSL 260°, 41%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#896DC2

RGBrgb(137, 109, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4275, 0.7608

RGB percentages53.7%, 42.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(259.8, 41.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 43.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK29.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,006,530

CSS custom property--colour: #896DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#76923D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#547CC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#597BC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7D7C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6C26D

Analogous#6D7CC2, #B36DC2

Triadic#C2896D, #6DC289

Split complementary#C2B36D, #7CC26D

Tetradic#C26D7C, #A6C26D, #6DC2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#E0D9EF

Lighter +20%#C3B5E0

Lighter +10%#A691D1

Darker −10%#6C4AB2

Darker −20%#563B8E

Darker −30%#402C6A

Darker −40%#2B1D46

More saturated +25%#8053DC

Less saturated −25%#9287A8

Channel breakdown

R137

G109

B194

Red137 (53.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue259.76°

Saturation (HSL)41.06%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 6D · B C2

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Colour values

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