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#89247A Color

#89247A is rgb(137, 36, 122) in RGB, hsl(309, 58%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 11%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Violet (#892F77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89247A
HEX#89247A
RGBrgb(137, 36, 122)
HSLhsl(309, 58%, 34%)
HSVhsv(309, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 11%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.166 334.7)
LABlab(34.00% 49.56 -25.60)
LCHlch(34.00% 55.78 332.69)

What #89247A 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 #89247A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 6.3Midnight#702670ΔE 10.33Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 10.37Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 10.54Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 10.84Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.56

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

#89247A Channel Values

How #89247A 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 36 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 58% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 11% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.09:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89247A 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 text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89247A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89247A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89247A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89247A
Complementary
#248933
Analogous
#662489
Analogous
#892448
Triadic
#7A8924
Triadic
#247A89
Split comp.
#488924
Split comp.
#248966

Tints & Shades of #89247A

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

#AD2E9A
#CC3EB6
#D562C4
#E08AD3
#EAAEE1
#F3D3EE

Shades

#79206C
#651B5A
#55164B
#44123D
#340E2F
#20091D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89247A.

How #89247A 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#89247A
Protanopia#44447A
Protanomaly#67397A
Deuteranopia#575778
Deuteranomaly#6E4779
Tritanopia#833838
Tritanomaly#86315A
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #89247A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89247a: #89247A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89247A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89247a': '#89247A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.141, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_89247a">#89247A</color>
SVG fillfill="#89247A"

More Pink Colors

#89247A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89247A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89247A?

#89247A is a dark pink — rgb(137, 36, 122) in RGB and hsl(309, 58%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Violet (#892F77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #89247A?

#89247A is rgb(137, 36, 122) — red 137, green 36, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89247A?

#89247A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 11%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89247A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #89247A scores 8.09:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89247A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89247A 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 13.26, which is visibly different.

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