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#891A6B Color

#891A6B is rgb(137, 26, 107) in RGB, hsl(316, 68%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#891A6B
HEX#891A6B
RGBrgb(137, 26, 107)
HSLhsl(316, 68%, 32%)
HSVhsv(316, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.167 341.7)
LABlab(32.25% 51.06 -18.81)
LCHlch(32.25% 54.42 339.77)

What #891A6B 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 #891A6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 5.65Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 7.34Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 9.16Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 10.76Flirt#A2006DΔE 12.23Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 12.31

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

#891A6B Channel Values

How #891A6B 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 26 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 68% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 81% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 22% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.66:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #891A6B 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 text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #891A6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #891A6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #891A6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#891A6B
Complementary
#1A8938
Analogous
#6F1A89
Analogous
#891A34
Triadic
#6B891A
Triadic
#1A6B89
Split comp.
#34891A
Split comp.
#1A896F

Tints & Shades of #891A6B

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

#B0218A
#D72DAA
#DE54B9
#E77ECB
#EEA5DA
#F6D0EC

Shades

#78175E
#671451
#561043
#450D36
#330A28
#22071B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #891A6B.

How #891A6B 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#891A6B
Protanopia#40406B
Protanomaly#65346B
Deuteranopia#545469
Deuteranomaly#6D446A
Tritanopia#852E2E
Tritanomaly#86274E
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #891A6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-891a6b: #891A6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #891A6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-891a6b': '#891A6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.102, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_891a6b">#891A6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#891A6B"

More Pink Colors

#891A6B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#891A6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #891A6B?

#891A6B is a dark pink — rgb(137, 26, 107) in RGB and hsl(316, 68%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #891A6B?

#891A6B is rgb(137, 26, 107) — red 137, green 26, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #891A6B?

#891A6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #891A6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #891A6B scores 8.66:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #891A6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #891A6B 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 18.37, which is visibly different.

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