What color is #897497?

#897497 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897497?

The RGB value is 137, 116, 151: 137 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897497?

The complementary color is #829774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897497 color

#897497 rgb(137, 116, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897497 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.5% green and 59.2% blue (137, 116, 151).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#897497 color codes

HEX	`#897497`
RGB	`rgb(137, 116, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, 15.06, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 21.89, 313.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.147, 20.044, 31.974)`
Decimal	`9008279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897497, 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 #897497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #897497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897497; }
.text { color: #897497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 116 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897497, #977494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897497?: #897497 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897497?: The RGB value is 137, 116, 151: 137 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897497?: The complementary color is #829774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.