What color is #896F94?

#896F94 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 #896F94?

The RGB value is 137, 111, 148: 137 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896F94?

The complementary color is #7A946F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896F94 color

#896F94 rgb(137, 111, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896F94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.5% green and 58% blue (137, 111, 148).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#896F94 color codes

HEX	`#896F94`
RGB	`rgb(137, 111, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, 17.36, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 23.79, 316.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.345, 18.826, 30.52)`
Decimal	`9006996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896F94, 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 #896F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#896F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #896F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896f94; }
.text { color: #896f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 111 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896f94, #946f8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896F94?: #896F94 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 #896F94?: The RGB value is 137, 111, 148: 137 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896F94?: The complementary color is #7A946F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.