What color is #897296?

#897296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897296?

The RGB value is 137, 114, 150: 137 red, 114 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897296?

The complementary color is #7F9672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897296 color

#897296 rgb(137, 114, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897296 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.7% green and 58.8% blue (137, 114, 150).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#897296 color codes

HEX	`#897296`
RGB	`rgb(137, 114, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 16.02, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 22.75, 314.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.838, 19.555, 31.472)`
Decimal	`9007766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897296, 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 #897296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #897296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897296; }
.text { color: #897296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 114 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897296, #967291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897296?: #897296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897296?: The RGB value is 137, 114, 150: 137 red, 114 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897296?: The complementary color is #7F9672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.