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Colour

#896FF9

  • #896FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#896FF9 is a blue with RGB values 137, 111, 249 and HSL 251°, 92%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#896FF9#896FF9
HEX#896FF9
RGBrgb(137, 111, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4353, 0.9765
RGB percentages53.7%, 43.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(251.3, 92%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 55.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK45%, 55.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,007,097
CSS custom property--colour: #896FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#769006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C88FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E82F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#668DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.04, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFF96F
Analogous#6F9AF9, #CE6FF9
Triadic#F9896F, #6FF989
Split complementary#F9CE6F, #9AF96F
Tetradic#F96F9A, #DFF96F, #6FF9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9D1FD
Lighter +10%#B1A0FB
Darker −10%#613EF7
Darker −20%#390DF5
Darker −30%#2C08C7
Darker −40%#210696
More saturated +25%#8569FF
Less saturated −25%#9582E6

Channel breakdown

R137
G111
B249
Red137 (53.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue251.3°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 6F · B F9

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