What color is #896196?

#896196 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 #896196?

The RGB value is 137, 97, 150: 137 red, 97 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896196?

The complementary color is #6E9661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896196?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896196 color

#896196 rgb(137, 97, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896196 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38% green and 58.8% blue (137, 97, 150).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#896196 color codes

HEX	`#896196`
RGB	`rgb(137, 97, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 26.03, -22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 34.53, 318.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.095, 16.07, 30.892)`
Decimal	`9003414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896196, 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 #896196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #896196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896196; }
.text { color: #896196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 97 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896196, #966189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #896196?: #896196 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 #896196?: The RGB value is 137, 97, 150: 137 red, 97 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896196?: The complementary color is #6E9661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896196?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.