What color is #896A87?

#896A87 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 #896A87?

The RGB value is 137, 106, 135: 137 red, 106 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896A87?

The complementary color is #6A896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896A87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896A87 color

#896A87 rgb(137, 106, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896A87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.6% green and 52.9% blue (137, 106, 135).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#896A87 color codes

HEX	`#896A87`
RGB	`rgb(137, 106, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, 17.6, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 20.88, 327.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.843, 17.376, 25.226)`
Decimal	`9005703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896A87, 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 #896A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #896A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896a87; }
.text { color: #896a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 106 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896a87, #896a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896A87?: #896A87 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 #896A87?: The RGB value is 137, 106, 135: 137 red, 106 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896A87?: The complementary color is #6A896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896A87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.