What color is #895C91?

#895C91 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 #895C91?

The RGB value is 137, 92, 145: 137 red, 92 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895C91?

The complementary color is #64915C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895C91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895C91 color

#895C91 rgb(137, 92, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #895C91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.1% green and 56.9% blue (137, 92, 145).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#895C91 color codes

HEX	`#895C91`
RGB	`rgb(137, 92, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 27.88, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 35.44, 321.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.254, 15.018, 28.667)`
Decimal	`9002129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895C91, 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 #895C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #895C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895c91; }
.text { color: #895c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 92 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895c91, #915c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895C91?: #895C91 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 #895C91?: The RGB value is 137, 92, 145: 137 red, 92 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895C91?: The complementary color is #64915C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895C91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.