Colour

#896ED2

#896ED2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#896ED2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 110, 210 and HSL 256°, 53%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#896ED2

RGBrgb(137, 110, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4314, 0.8235

RGB percentages53.7%, 43.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(256.2, 52.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 47.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK34.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,006,802

CSS custom property--colour: #896ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#76912D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B80D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F7DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#788196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.7 Slate blue · ΔE 12.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.69, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7D26E

Analogous#6E85D2, #BB6ED2

Triadic#D2896E, #6ED289

Split complementary#D2BB6E, #85D26E

Tetradic#D26E85, #B7D26E, #6ED2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E3F6

Lighter +20%#C8BCEA

Lighter +10%#A995DE

Darker −10%#6947C6

Darker −20%#5334A6

Darker −30%#3F287F

Darker −40%#2C1B59

More saturated +25%#7E56EA

Less saturated −25%#9486BA

Channel breakdown

R137

G110

B210

Red137 (53.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue256.2°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 6E · B D2

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