What color is #895980?

#895980 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895980?

The RGB value is 137, 89, 128: 137 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895980?

The complementary color is #598962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895980?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895980 color

#895980 rgb(137, 89, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #895980 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 34.9% green and 50.2% blue (137, 89, 128).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#895980 color codes

HEX	`#895980`
RGB	`rgb(137, 89, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 34.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, 26.22, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 29.62, 332.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.785, 14.022, 22.188)`
Decimal	`9001344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895980, 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 #895980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #895980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895980; }
.text { color: #895980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 89 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895980, #895968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895980?: #895980 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895980?: The RGB value is 137, 89, 128: 137 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895980?: The complementary color is #598962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895980?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.