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#896AA9 Color

#896AA9 is rgb(137, 106, 169) in RGB, hsl(270, 27%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#896AA9
HEX#896AA9
RGBrgb(137, 106, 169)
HSLhsl(270, 27%, 54%)
HSVhsv(270, 37%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.1 306.1)
LABlab(49.86% 22.26 -29.32)
LCHlch(49.86% 36.81 307.21)

What #896AA9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #896AA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.45Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.82Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.74Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#896AA9 Channel Values

How #896AA9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 106 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 27% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 37% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #896AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #896AA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #896AA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#896AA9
Complementary
#8AA96A
Analogous
#6A6AA9
Analogous
#A96AA9
Triadic
#A98A6A
Triadic
#6AA98A
Split comp.
#A9A96A
Split comp.
#6AA96A

Tints & Shades of #896AA9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#997DB5
#AB94C2
#BAA8CD
#C9BBD8
#D9CEE3
#EBE5F0

Shades

#785798
#664A82
#543D6B
#402F51
#2E223A
#1C1424

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How #896AA9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#896AA9
Protanopia#7070A9
Protanomaly#7B6EA9
Deuteranopia#7575A8
Deuteranomaly#7E71A9
Tritanopia#817474
Tritanomaly#84708C
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #896AA9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-896aa9: #896AA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #896AA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-896aa9': '#896AA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.416, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_896aa9">#896AA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#896AA9"

More Purple Colors

#896AA9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#896AA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #896AA9?

#896AA9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 106, 169) in RGB and hsl(270, 27%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #896AA9?

#896AA9 is rgb(137, 106, 169) — red 137, green 106, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #896AA9?

#896AA9 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #896AA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #896AA9 scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #896AA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #896AA9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 23.75, which is visibly different.

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