What color is #896E8F?

#896E8F 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 #896E8F?

The RGB value is 137, 110, 143: 137 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896E8F?

The complementary color is #748F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896E8F?

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

#896E8F color

#896E8F rgb(137, 110, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896E8F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.1% green and 56.1% blue (137, 110, 143).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#896E8F color codes

HEX	`#896E8F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 110, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, 16.88, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 21.93, 320.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.85, 18.454, 28.445)`
Decimal	`9006735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896E8F, 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 #896E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#896E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #896E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896e8f; }
.text { color: #896e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 110 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896e8f, #8f6e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896E8F?: #896E8F 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 #896E8F?: The RGB value is 137, 110, 143: 137 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896E8F?: The complementary color is #748F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.