What color is #896581?

#896581 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 #896581?

The RGB value is 137, 101, 129: 137 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896581?

The complementary color is #65896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896581 color

#896581 rgb(137, 101, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896581 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 39.6% green and 50.6% blue (137, 101, 129).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#896581 color codes

HEX	`#896581`
RGB	`rgb(137, 101, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 39.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, 19.37, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 21.75, 332.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.932, 16.211, 22.896)`
Decimal	`9004417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896581, 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 #896581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #896581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896581; }
.text { color: #896581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 101 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896581, #89656f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #896581?: #896581 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 #896581?: The RGB value is 137, 101, 129: 137 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896581?: The complementary color is #65896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.