What color is #897DAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #897DAC?

The RGB value is 137, 125, 172: 137 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897DAC?

The complementary color is #A0AC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897DAC color

#897DAC rgb(137, 125, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897DAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49% green and 67.5% blue (137, 125, 172).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 27% 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 5.59:1).

#897DAC color codes

HEX	`#897DAC`
RGB	`rgb(137, 125, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 14.58, -23.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 27.46, 302.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.095, 22.964, 42.132)`
Decimal	`9010604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897DAC, 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 #897DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #897DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897dac; }
.text { color: #897dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 125 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897dac, #a17dac); }

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Questions

What color is #897DAC?: #897DAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897DAC?: The RGB value is 137, 125, 172: 137 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897DAC?: The complementary color is #A0AC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.