What color is #89729B?

#89729B 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 #89729B?

The RGB value is 137, 114, 155: 137 red, 114 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89729B?

The complementary color is #849B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89729B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89729B color

#89729B rgb(137, 114, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89729B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.7% green and 60.8% blue (137, 114, 155).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#89729B color codes

HEX	`#89729B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 114, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 17.12, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 25.42, 312.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.249, 19.72, 33.638)`
Decimal	`9007771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89729B, 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 #89729B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89729B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #89729B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89729b; }
.text { color: #89729b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89729b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 114 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89729b, #9b7299); }

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Questions

What color is #89729B?: #89729B 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 #89729B?: The RGB value is 137, 114, 155: 137 red, 114 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89729B?: The complementary color is #849B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89729B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.