What color is #896F8D?

#896F8D 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 #896F8D?

The RGB value is 137, 111, 141: 137 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896F8D?

The complementary color is #738D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896F8D color

#896F8D rgb(137, 111, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896F8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.5% green and 55.3% blue (137, 111, 141).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#896F8D color codes

HEX	`#896F8D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 111, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 15.88, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 20.22, 321.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.808, 18.611, 27.69)`
Decimal	`9006989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896F8D, 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 #896F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#896F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #896F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896f8d; }
.text { color: #896f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 111 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896f8d, #8d6f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896F8D?: #896F8D 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 #896F8D?: The RGB value is 137, 111, 141: 137 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896F8D?: The complementary color is #738D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.