What color is #896C98?

#896C98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896C98?

The RGB value is 137, 108, 152: 137 red, 108 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896C98?

The complementary color is #7B986C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896C98 color

#896C98 rgb(137, 108, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896C98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42.4% green and 59.6% blue (137, 108, 152).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#896C98 color codes

HEX	`#896C98`
RGB	`rgb(137, 108, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 19.99, -19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 27.97, 315.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.346, 18.311, 32.11)`
Decimal	`9006232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896C98, 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 #896C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #896C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896c98; }
.text { color: #896c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 108 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896c98, #986c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896C98?: #896C98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896C98?: The RGB value is 137, 108, 152: 137 red, 108 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896C98?: The complementary color is #7B986C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.