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#890EBE Color

#890EBE is rgb(137, 14, 190) in RGB, hsl(282, 86%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 93%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#890EBE
HEX#890EBE
RGBrgb(137, 14, 190)
HSLhsl(282, 86%, 40%)
HSVhsv(282, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 93%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.237 311)
LABlab(35.99% 64.00 -63.67)
LCHlch(35.99% 90.28 315.15)

What #890EBE 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 #890EBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 5.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.64Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.51French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.91Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.32Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.87

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

#890EBE Channel Values

How #890EBE 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 14 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 86% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.32:1 vs white · 2.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #890EBE 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 text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #890EBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #890EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #890EBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#890EBE
Complementary
#43BE0E
Analogous
#310EBE
Analogous
#BE0E9B
Triadic
#BE890E
Triadic
#0EBE89
Split comp.
#9BBE0E
Split comp.
#0EBE31

Tints & Shades of #890EBE

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.

Tints

#A511E4
#B733F0
#C459F3
#D27FF5
#DFA5F8
#EED0FB

Shades

#780CA6
#670B8E
#560977
#41075A
#300542
#1F032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #890EBE.

How #890EBE 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#890EBE
Protanopia#3D3DBE
Protanomaly#6430BE
Deuteranopia#5353BD
Deuteranomaly#6D41BD
Tritanopia#774A4A
Tritanomaly#7F3A88
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #890EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-890ebe: #890EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #890EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-890ebe': '#890EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.055, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_890ebe">#890EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#890EBE"

More Purple Colors

#890EBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#890EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #890EBE?

#890EBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 14, 190) in RGB and hsl(282, 86%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #890EBE?

#890EBE is rgb(137, 14, 190) — red 137, green 14, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #890EBE?

#890EBE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 93%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #890EBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #890EBE scores 7.32:1 against white and 2.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #890EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #890EBE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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