What color is #897996?

#897996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897996?

The RGB value is 137, 121, 150: 137 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897996?

The complementary color is #869679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897996 color

#897996 rgb(137, 121, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897996 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (137, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#897996 color codes

HEX	`#897996`
RGB	`rgb(137, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 11.91, -13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 17.91, 311.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.658, 21.195, 31.746)`
Decimal	`9009558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897996, 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 #897996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #897996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897996; }
.text { color: #897996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897996, #967995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897996?: #897996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897996?: The RGB value is 137, 121, 150: 137 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897996?: The complementary color is #869679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.