What color is #890F82?

#890F82 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #890F82?

The RGB value is 137, 15, 130: 137 red, 15 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #890F82?

The complementary color is #0F8916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #890F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#890F82 color

#890F82 rgb(137, 15, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #890F82 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 5.9% green and 51% blue (137, 15, 130).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 80% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#890F82 color codes

HEX	`#890F82`
RGB	`rgb(137, 15, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 5.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 80%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 89%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, 58.56, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 67.43, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.517, 7.273, 21.754)`
Decimal	`8982402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #890F82, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #890F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#890F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #890F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #890f82; }
.text { color: #890f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #890f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 15 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #890f82, #890f45); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #890F82?: #890F82 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #890F82?: The RGB value is 137, 15, 130: 137 red, 15 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #890F82?: The complementary color is #0F8916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #890F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.