What color is #89779D?

#89779D 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 #89779D?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 157: 137 red, 119 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89779D?

The complementary color is #8B9D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89779D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89779D color

#89779D rgb(137, 119, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89779D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 61.6% blue (137, 119, 157).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#89779D color codes

HEX	`#89779D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 14.63, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 23.09, 309.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.998, 20.946, 34.723)`
Decimal	`9009053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89779D, 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 #89779D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89779D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #89779D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89779d; }
.text { color: #89779d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89779d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89779d, #9c779d); }

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Questions

What color is #89779D?: #89779D 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 #89779D?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 157: 137 red, 119 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89779D?: The complementary color is #8B9D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89779D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.