What color is #89819F?

#89819F 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 #89819F?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 159: 137 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89819F?

The complementary color is #979F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89819F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89819F color

#89819F rgb(137, 129, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89819F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 62.4% blue (137, 129, 159).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#89819F color codes

HEX	`#89819F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 9.23, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 17.53, 301.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.424, 23.522, 36.048)`
Decimal	`9011615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89819F, 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 #89819F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89819F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #89819F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89819f; }
.text { color: #89819f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89819f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89819f, #98819f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #89819F?: #89819F 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 #89819F?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 159: 137 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89819F?: The complementary color is #979F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89819F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.