What color is #897F9A?

#897F9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F9A?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 154: 137 red, 127 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F9A?

The complementary color is #909A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897F9A color

#897F9A rgb(137, 127, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897F9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 60.4% blue (137, 127, 154).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#897F9A color codes

HEX	`#897F9A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, 9.28, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 16.04, 305.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.738, 22.83, 33.722)`
Decimal	`9011098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F9A, 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 #897F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #897F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f9a; }
.text { color: #897f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f9a, #967f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #897F9A?: #897F9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F9A?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 154: 137 red, 127 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F9A?: The complementary color is #909A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.