What color is #89648D?

#89648D 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 #89648D?

The RGB value is 137, 100, 141: 137 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89648D?

The complementary color is #688D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89648D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89648D color

#89648D rgb(137, 100, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89648D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 39.2% green and 55.3% blue (137, 100, 141).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#89648D color codes

HEX	`#89648D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 100, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 39.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, 22.36, -16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 27.95, 323.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.681, 16.356, 27.314)`
Decimal	`9004173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89648D, 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 #89648D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89648D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #89648D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89648d; }
.text { color: #89648d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89648d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 100 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89648d, #8d647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #89648D?: #89648D 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 #89648D?: The RGB value is 137, 100, 141: 137 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89648D?: The complementary color is #688D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89648D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.