What color is #896390?

#896390 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896390?

The RGB value is 137, 99, 144: 137 red, 99 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896390?

The complementary color is #6A9063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896390?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896390 color

#896390 rgb(137, 99, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896390 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38.8% green and 56.5% blue (137, 99, 144).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#896390 color codes

HEX	`#896390`
RGB	`rgb(137, 99, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 23.58, -18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 30.12, 321.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.812, 16.256, 28.474)`
Decimal	`9003920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896390, 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 #896390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #896390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896390; }
.text { color: #896390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 99 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896390, #906381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #896390?: #896390 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896390?: The RGB value is 137, 99, 144: 137 red, 99 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896390?: The complementary color is #6A9063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896390?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.