What color is #896BA8?

#896BA8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896BA8?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 168: 137 red, 107 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896BA8?

The complementary color is #8AA86B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896BA8 color

#896BA8 rgb(137, 107, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896BA8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 65.9% blue (137, 107, 168).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#896BA8 color codes

HEX	`#896BA8`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 24.22, -28.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 37.24, 310.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.641, 18.661, 39.447)`
Decimal	`9005992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896BA8, 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 #896BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#896BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #896BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896ba8; }
.text { color: #896ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896ba8, #a86ba8); }

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Questions

What color is #896BA8?: #896BA8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896BA8?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 168: 137 red, 107 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896BA8?: The complementary color is #8AA86B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.