What color is #896F99?

#896F99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896F99?

The RGB value is 137, 111, 153: 137 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896F99?

The complementary color is #7F996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896F99 color

#896F99 rgb(137, 111, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896F99 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.5% green and 60% blue (137, 111, 153).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#896F99 color codes

HEX	`#896F99`
RGB	`rgb(137, 111, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 18.45, -18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 26.42, 314.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.75, 18.987, 32.65)`
Decimal	`9007001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896F99, 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 #896F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#896F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #896F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896f99; }
.text { color: #896f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 111 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896f99, #996f94); }

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Questions

What color is #896F99?: #896F99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896F99?: The RGB value is 137, 111, 153: 137 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896F99?: The complementary color is #7F996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.