What color is #897399?

#897399 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 #897399?

The RGB value is 137, 115, 153: 137 red, 115 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897399?

The complementary color is #839973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897399 color

#897399 rgb(137, 115, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897399 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.1% green and 60% blue (137, 115, 153).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#897399 color codes

HEX	`#897399`
RGB	`rgb(137, 115, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, 16.09, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 23.66, 312.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.196, 19.88, 32.799)`
Decimal	`9008025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897399, 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 #897399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #897399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897399; }
.text { color: #897399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 115 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897399, #997396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897399?: #897399 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 #897399?: The RGB value is 137, 115, 153: 137 red, 115 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897399?: The complementary color is #839973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.