What color is #897693?

#897693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897693?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 147: 137 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897693?

The complementary color is #809376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897693 color

#897693 rgb(137, 118, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897693 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (137, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#897693 color codes

HEX	`#897693`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, 13.02, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 18.38, 315.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.061, 20.382, 30.37)`
Decimal	`9008787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897693, 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 #897693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #897693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897693; }
.text { color: #897693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897693, #93768f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897693?: #897693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897693?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 147: 137 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897693?: The complementary color is #809376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.