What color is #897C9B?

#897C9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897C9B?

The RGB value is 137, 124, 155: 137 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897C9B?

The complementary color is #8E9B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897C9B color

#897C9B rgb(137, 124, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897C9B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (137, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#897C9B color codes

HEX	`#897C9B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 11.25, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 18.6, 307.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.439, 22.1, 34.035)`
Decimal	`9010331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897C9B, 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 #897C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #897C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897c9b; }
.text { color: #897c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897c9b, #987c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897C9B?: #897C9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897C9B?: The RGB value is 137, 124, 155: 137 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897C9B?: The complementary color is #8E9B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.