What color is #89689E?

#89689E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89689E?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 158: 137 red, 104 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89689E?

The complementary color is #7D9E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89689E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89689E color

#89689E rgb(137, 104, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89689E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 62% blue (137, 104, 158).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#89689E color codes

HEX	`#89689E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 23.69, -24.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 33.9, 314.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.437, 17.688, 34.626)`
Decimal	`9005214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89689E, 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 #89689E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89689E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #89689E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89689e; }
.text { color: #89689e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89689e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89689e, #9e6898); }

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Questions

What color is #89689E?: #89689E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89689E?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 158: 137 red, 104 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89689E?: The complementary color is #7D9E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89689E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.