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#89018E Color

#89018E is rgb(137, 1, 142) in RGB, hsl(298, 99%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 99%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89018E
HEX#89018E
RGBrgb(137, 1, 142)
HSLhsl(298, 99%, 28%)
HSVhsv(298, 99%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 99%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.206 326.5)
LABlab(32.32% 59.37 -40.70)
LCHlch(32.32% 71.98 325.57)

What #89018E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #89018E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#89018E Channel Values

How #89018E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 1 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 99% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 99% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.54:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89018E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #89018E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89018E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #89018E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89018E.

How #89018E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#89018E
Protanopia#3A3A8E
Protanomaly#632D8E
Deuteranopia#51518C
Deuteranomaly#6C3F8D
Tritanopia#803434
Tritanomaly#842765
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89018E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-89018e: #89018E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89018E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89018e': '#89018E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.004, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_89018e">#89018E</color>
SVG fillfill="#89018E"

More Pink Colors

#89018E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#89018E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89018E?

#89018E is a dark pink — rgb(137, 1, 142) in RGB and hsl(298, 99%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #89018E?

#89018E is rgb(137, 1, 142) — red 137, green 1, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89018E?

#89018E converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 99%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89018E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #89018E scores 8.54:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89018E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89018E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 2.19, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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