What color is #897998?

#897998 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897998?

The RGB value is 137, 121, 152: 137 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897998?

The complementary color is #889879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897998 color

#897998 rgb(137, 121, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897998 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.5% green and 59.6% blue (137, 121, 152).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#897998 color codes

HEX	`#897998`
RGB	`rgb(137, 121, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 12.35, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 18.99, 310.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.82, 21.26, 32.601)`
Decimal	`9009560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897998, 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 #897998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #897998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897998; }
.text { color: #897998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 121 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897998, #987997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897998?: #897998 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897998?: The RGB value is 137, 121, 152: 137 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897998?: The complementary color is #889879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.