#896aa1

Color #896aa1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#896aa1

RGB

rgb(137, 106, 161)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 22.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 34.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(49.74, 23.19, -25.05)

LCH

lch(49.74, 34.14, 312.79)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0894, 309.55)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 41.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82a16a

Analogous

#6e6aa1

#896aa1

#a16a9e

Triadic

#896aa1

#a1896a

#6aa189

Split-complementary

#896aa1

#9ea16a

#6aa16e

Tetradic

#896aa1

#a16a82

#82a16a

#6aa189

Square

#896aa1

#a16e6a

#82a16a

#6a9ea1

Shades

Color #896aa1 mixed toward black.

#735689

#5c456d

#453452

#2e2237

#17111b

Tints

Color #896aa1 mixed toward white.

#9d83b1

#b09cc0

#c4b5d0

#d8cde0

#ebe6ef

Tones

Color #896aa1 mixed toward gray.

#896f9c

#887398

#877893

#877c8f

#86818a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7c96 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#7e8193 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#888d8a · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #896aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#896aa1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#896aa1 (#896aa1) is rgb(137, 106, 161) in RGB.

No, #896aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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