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#893FCA Color

#893FCA is rgb(137, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(272, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#893FCA
HEX#893FCA
RGBrgb(137, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(272, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.206 304.7)
LABlab(42.32% 50.73 -60.40)
LCHlch(42.32% 78.88 310.03)

What #893FCA 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 #893FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.23Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.23Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.29Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.11Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.55Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.56

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

#893FCA Channel Values

How #893FCA 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 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #893FCA 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 text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #893FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #893FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #893FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#893FCA
Complementary
#80CA3F
Analogous
#433FCA
Analogous
#CA3FC6
Triadic
#CA893F
Triadic
#3FCA89
Split comp.
#C6CA3F
Split comp.
#3FCA43

Tints & Shades of #893FCA

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

#9A5BD2
#A973D9
#BA8FE0
#C9A7E7
#DAC3EF
#E9DBF5

Shades

#7731B4
#652A98
#52227C
#421B64
#301448
#1D0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #893FCA.

How #893FCA 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#893FCA
Protanopia#5252CA
Protanomaly#6C4BCA
Deuteranopia#6060C9
Deuteranomaly#7254C9
Tritanopia#766060
Tritanomaly#7E5596
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #893FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-893fca: #893FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #893FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-893fca': '#893FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_893fca">#893FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#893FCA"

More Purple Colors

#893FCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#893FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #893FCA?

#893FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(272, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #893FCA?

#893FCA is rgb(137, 63, 202) — red 137, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #893FCA?

#893FCA converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #893FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #893FCA scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #893FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #893FCA 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 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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