What color is #897697?

#897697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897697?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 151: 137 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897697?

The complementary color is #849776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897697 color

#897697 rgb(137, 118, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897697 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (137, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#897697 color codes

HEX	`#897697`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, 13.89, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 20.51, 312.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.38, 20.51, 32.052)`
Decimal	`9008791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897697, 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 #897697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #897697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897697; }
.text { color: #897697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897697, #977695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897697?: #897697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897697?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 151: 137 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897697?: The complementary color is #849776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.