What color is #893A97?

#893A97 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #893A97?

The RGB value is 137, 58, 151: 137 red, 58 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #893A97?

The complementary color is #48973A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #893A97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#893A97 color

#893A97 rgb(137, 58, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #893A97 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 22.7% green and 59.2% blue (137, 58, 151).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#893A97 color codes

HEX	`#893A97`
RGB	`rgb(137, 58, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 22.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 62%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, 47.51, -36.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 59.68, 322.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.415, 10.58, 30.397)`
Decimal	`8993431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #893A97, 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 #893A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#893A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #893A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #893a97; }
.text { color: #893a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #893a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 58 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #893a97, #973a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #893A97?: #893A97 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #893A97?: The RGB value is 137, 58, 151: 137 red, 58 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #893A97?: The complementary color is #48973A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #893A97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.