What color is #896A95?

#896A95 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 #896A95?

The RGB value is 137, 106, 149: 137 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896A95?

The complementary color is #76956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896A95 color

#896A95 rgb(137, 106, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896A95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.6% green and 58.4% blue (137, 106, 149).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#896A95 color codes

HEX	`#896A95`
RGB	`rgb(137, 106, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 20.52, -18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 27.79, 317.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.895, 17.797, 30.762)`
Decimal	`9005717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896A95, 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 #896A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #896A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896a95; }
.text { color: #896a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 106 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896a95, #956a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896A95?: #896A95 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 #896A95?: The RGB value is 137, 106, 149: 137 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896A95?: The complementary color is #76956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.