What color is #897094?

#897094 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897094?

The RGB value is 137, 112, 148: 137 red, 112 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897094?

The complementary color is #7B9470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897094 color

#897094 rgb(137, 112, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897094 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.9% green and 58% blue (137, 112, 148).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#897094 color codes

HEX	`#897094`
RGB	`rgb(137, 112, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, 16.77, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 23.09, 316.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.455, 19.045, 30.557)`
Decimal	`9007252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897094, 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 #897094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #897094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897094; }
.text { color: #897094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 112 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897094, #94708d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897094?: #897094 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897094?: The RGB value is 137, 112, 148: 137 red, 112 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897094?: The complementary color is #7B9470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.