What color is #897CAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #897CAA?

The RGB value is 137, 124, 170: 137 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897CAA?

The complementary color is #9DAA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897CAA color

#897CAA rgb(137, 124, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897CAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 48.6% green and 66.7% blue (137, 124, 170).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#897CAA color codes

HEX	`#897CAA`
RGB	`rgb(137, 124, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 48.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, 14.69, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 26.98, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.778, 22.636, 41.086)`
Decimal	`9010346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897CAA, 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 #897CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #897CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897caa; }
.text { color: #897caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 124 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897caa, #a07caa); }

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Questions

What color is #897CAA?: #897CAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897CAA?: The RGB value is 137, 124, 170: 137 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897CAA?: The complementary color is #9DAA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.