#896FBE
Royal Purple · medium cool purple
About #896FBE
With the hex code #896FBE, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Royal Purple — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Amethyst. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4BE6F, a pistachio shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.08:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #896FBE?
With the hex code #896FBE, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #896FBE?
Use black text. Black on #896FBE has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #896FBE?
Its complementary colour is #A4BE6F, and analogous partners are #6F7DBE and #B16FBE.