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#893b85 color: Violet Webcap

#893b85 is rgb(137, 59, 133) in RGB and oklch(48.452% 0.14245 329.507) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

48.5%
0.142
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #893b85

#893b85 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.94:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Webcap (#833e82). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #893b85 mixed with white

  1. 893b85
  2. 954f91
  3. a2629d
  4. ae75a9
  5. ba88b5
  6. c69cc2
  7. d1afce
  8. ddc3da
  9. e8d7e6
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #893b85 mixed with black

  1. 893b85
  2. 763273
  3. 642961
  4. 532150
  5. 421940
  6. 311130
  7. 220921
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #893b85 with less saturation

  1. 893b85
  2. 854081
  3. 82447e
  4. 7e497a
  5. 7a4c76
  6. 765072
  7. 71536f
  8. 6d566b
  9. 685967
  10. 645c63

Questions about #893b85

What color is #893b85?

#893b85 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Webcap. In RGB it is rgb(137, 59, 133), in HSL hsl(303.08, 39.8%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.452% 0.14245 329.507).

What colors go well with #893b85?

The complementary color of #893b85 is #00742d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c47a2 and #9b335c. The triadic partners are #795a00 and #006e7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #893b85?

White text reads better on #893b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #893b85 a warm or cool color?

#893b85 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.142.