Colour

#896EC2

#896EC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#896EC2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 110, 194 and HSL 259°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#896EC2

RGBrgb(137, 110, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4314, 0.7608

RGB percentages53.7%, 43.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(259.3, 40.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 43.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK29.4%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,006,786

CSS custom property--colour: #896EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#76913D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A7CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7D7D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9 Royal blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7C26E

Analogous#6E7DC2, #B36EC2

Triadic#C2896E, #6EC289

Split complementary#C2B36E, #7DC26E

Tetradic#C26E7D, #A7C26E, #6EC2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E1DAEF

Lighter +20%#C3B6E0

Lighter +10%#A692D1

Darker −10%#6C4BB2

Darker −20%#563C8E

Darker −30%#412D6A

Darker −40%#2B1E46

More saturated +25%#8054DC

Less saturated −25%#9288A8

Channel breakdown

R137

G110

B194

Red137 (53.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)40.78%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 6E · B C2

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Colour values

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