What color is #89397F?

#89397F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89397F?

The RGB value is 137, 57, 127: 137 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89397F?

The complementary color is #398943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89397F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89397F color

#89397F rgb(137, 57, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89397F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 22.4% green and 49.8% blue (137, 57, 127).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#89397F color codes

HEX	`#89397F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 57, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 22.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 58%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, 43.47, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 49.5, 331.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.61, 9.778, 21.14)`
Decimal	`8993151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89397F, 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 #89397F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#89397F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #89397F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89397f; }
.text { color: #89397f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89397f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 57 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89397f, #893957); }

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Questions

What color is #89397F?: #89397F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89397F?: The RGB value is 137, 57, 127: 137 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89397F?: The complementary color is #398943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89397F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.