What color is #897F9D?

#897F9D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897F9D?

The RGB value is 137, 127, 157: 137 red, 127 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897F9D?

The complementary color is #939D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897F9D color

#897F9D rgb(137, 127, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897F9D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 49.8% green and 61.6% blue (137, 127, 157).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#897F9D color codes

HEX	`#897F9D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 127, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 49.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, 9.95, -14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 17.71, 304.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.99, 22.931, 35.054)`
Decimal	`9011101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897F9D, 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 #897F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #897F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897f9d; }
.text { color: #897f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 127 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897f9d, #987f9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897F9D?: #897F9D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897F9D?: The RGB value is 137, 127, 157: 137 red, 127 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897F9D?: The complementary color is #939D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.