What color is #897BAB?

#897BAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897BAB?

The RGB value is 137, 123, 171: 137 red, 123 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897BAB?

The complementary color is #9DAB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897BAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897BAB color

#897BAB rgb(137, 123, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897BAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.2% green and 67.1% blue (137, 123, 171).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#897BAB color codes

HEX	`#897BAB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 123, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 15.51, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 28.2, 303.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.749, 22.424, 41.545)`
Decimal	`9010091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897BAB, 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 #897BAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897BAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #897BAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897bab; }
.text { color: #897bab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897bab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 123 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897bab, #a17bab); }

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Questions

What color is #897BAB?: #897BAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897BAB?: The RGB value is 137, 123, 171: 137 red, 123 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897BAB?: The complementary color is #9DAB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897BAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.