Colour

#896F92

#896F92
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#896F92 is a violet with RGB values 137, 111, 146 and HSL 285°, 14%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#896F92#896F92

HEX#896F92

RGBrgb(137, 111, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4353, 0.5725

RGB percentages53.7%, 43.5%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(284.6, 13.8%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 24%, 57.3%)

CMYK6.2%, 24%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,006,994

CSS custom property--colour: #896F92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#76906D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#707991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#89737Bno 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 text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Gray · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 23.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78926F

Analogous#786F92, #926F8A

Triadic#92896F, #6F9289

Split complementary#8A926F, #6F9277

Tetradic#92776F, #78926F, #6F8A92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E3EA

Lighter +30%#D0C6D4

Lighter +20%#B9A9BE

Lighter +10%#A18CA8

Darker −10%#6E5975

Darker −20%#534358

Darker −30%#372D3B

Darker −40%#1C171E

More saturated +25%#984FB2

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R137

G111

B146

Red137 (53.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue284.57°

Saturation (HSL)13.83%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 6F · B 92

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