#896acd

Color #896acd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#896acd

RGB

rgb(137, 106, 205)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 49.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 48.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.2%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(51.88, 34.02, -47.14)

LCH

lch(51.88, 58.13, 305.82)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.1479, 296.06)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 41.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aecd6a

Analogous

#6a7dcd

#896acd

#bb6acd

Triadic

#896acd

#cd896a

#6acd89

Split-complementary

#896acd

#cdbb6a

#7dcd6a

Tetradic

#896acd

#cd6aae

#aecd6a

#6acd89

Square

#896acd

#cd6a7d

#aecd6a

#6acdbb

Shades

Color #896acd mixed toward black.

#6a43c0

#54349b

#3f2774

#2a1a4e

#150d27

Tints

Color #896acd mixed toward white.

#9d83d5

#b09cde

#c4b5e6

#d8cdee

#ebe6f7

Tones

Color #896acd mixed toward gray.

#8c72c5

#8f7bbd

#9283b4

#958bac

#9893a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7cbb · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#7e81b6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#88aba7 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #896acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#896acd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#896acd (#896acd) is rgb(137, 106, 205) in RGB.

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

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