#896da3

Color #896da3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#896da3

RGB

rgb(137, 109, 163)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 22.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 33.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 33.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(50.57, 21.88, -24.93)

LCH

lch(50.57, 33.17, 311.27)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0866, 307.64)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 42.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a36d

Analogous

#6e6da3

#896da3

#a36da2

Triadic

#896da3

#a3896d

#6da389

Split-complementary

#896da3

#a2a36d

#6da36e

Tetradic

#896da3

#a36d87

#87a36d

#6da389

Square

#896da3

#a36e6d

#87a36d

#6da2a3

Shades

Color #896da3 mixed toward black.

#72588b

#5b466f

#453553

#2e2338

#17121c

Tints

Color #896da3 mixed toward white.

#9d85b2

#b09ec2

#c4b6d1

#d8cee0

#ebe7f0

Tones

Color #896da3 mixed toward gray.

#89719e

#89769a

#887a95

#887f91

#88838c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e98 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#7f8195 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#888f8d · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #896da3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#896da3]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#896da3 (#896da3) is rgb(137, 109, 163) in RGB.

No, #896da3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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