What color is #895790?

#895790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895790?

The RGB value is 137, 87, 144: 137 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895790?

The complementary color is #5E9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895790 color

#895790 rgb(137, 87, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #895790 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 34.1% green and 56.5% blue (137, 87, 144).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#895790 color codes

HEX	`#895790`
RGB	`rgb(137, 87, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 34.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 40%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 30.57, -23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 38.34, 322.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.758, 14.149, 28.123)`
Decimal	`9000848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895790, 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 #895790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #895790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895790; }
.text { color: #895790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 87 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895790, #90577b); }

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Questions

What color is #895790?: #895790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895790?: The RGB value is 137, 87, 144: 137 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895790?: The complementary color is #5E9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.