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#96889E closest to Hatoba Pigeon

#96889E is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(150, 136, 158)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 10% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #96889E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.31:1.

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Variations of #96889E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#96889E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#96889E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #96889E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #888D9D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #858C9F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A8B9F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #888D9D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C8C9E
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #968A8F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #968997
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F8C91

#96889E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.33:1 Poor#96889E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.31:1 Good#96889E text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96889E in CSS

/* Hatoba Pigeon */
.color { color: #96889E; }
.background { background-color: #96889E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96889E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 136 158);
color: hsl(278 10% 58%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.036 313.4);

#96889E FAQ

What color is #96889E?

#96889E is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96889E?

#96889E is rgb(150, 136, 158) in RGB, hsl(278, 10%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96889E?

The complementary color of #96889E is #909E88, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96889E?

Black text has the best contrast on #96889E: 6.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96889E a warm or cool color?

#96889E is a cool color.