What color is #893469?

#893469 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #893469?

The RGB value is 137, 52, 105: 137 red, 52 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #893469?

The complementary color is #348954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #893469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#893469 color

#893469 rgb(137, 52, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #893469 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 20.4% green and 41.2% blue (137, 52, 105).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#893469 color codes

HEX	`#893469`
RGB	`rgb(137, 52, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 20.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 62%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.59, 42.29, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.59, 44.17, 343.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.095, 8.796, 14.317)`
Decimal	`8991849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #893469, 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 #893469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#893469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #893469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #893469; }
.text { color: #893469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #893469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 52 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #893469, #89343f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #893469?: #893469 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #893469?: The RGB value is 137, 52, 105: 137 red, 52 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #893469?: The complementary color is #348954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #893469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.