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#893e90 color: Dahlia

#893e90 is rgb(137, 62, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.448% 0.14796 324.145) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

49.4%
0.148
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #893e90

#893e90 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.66:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dahlia (#8b4189). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #893e90 mixed with white

  1. 893e90
  2. 95529b
  3. a165a6
  4. ad78b2
  5. b98bbd
  6. c59ec8
  7. d1b1d3
  8. dcc4de
  9. e8d7e9
  10. f4ebf4

Darker: #893e90 mixed with black

  1. 893e90
  2. 76357d
  3. 642b6a
  4. 532357
  5. 421a45
  6. 311234
  7. 220a24
  8. 140415
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #893e90 with less saturation

  1. 893e90
  2. 85438c
  3. 824787
  4. 7e4c83
  5. 7a4f7e
  6. 775379
  7. 735675
  8. 6f5970
  9. 6a5c6b
  10. 665f66

Questions about #893e90

What color is #893e90?

#893e90 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(137, 62, 144), in HSL hsl(294.88, 39.81%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.448% 0.14796 324.145).

What colors go well with #893e90?

The complementary color of #893e90 is #167620. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #684cac and #9e3567. The triadic partners are #815a00 and #00727d.

Is white or black text more readable on #893e90?

White text reads better on #893e90: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #893e90 a warm or cool color?

#893e90 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.148.