What color is #89839F?

#89839F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89839F?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 159: 137 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89839F?

The complementary color is #999F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89839F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89839F color

#89839F rgb(137, 131, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89839F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 62.4% blue (137, 131, 159).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% 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 5.81:1).

#89839F color codes

HEX	`#89839F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, 8.07, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 16.24, 299.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.69, 24.054, 36.136)`
Decimal	`9012127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89839F, 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 #89839F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89839F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #89839F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89839f; }
.text { color: #89839f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89839f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89839f, #97839f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #89839F?: #89839F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89839F?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 159: 137 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89839F?: The complementary color is #999F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89839F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.