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#894BE7 Color

#894BE7 is rgb(137, 75, 231) in RGB, hsl(264, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 68%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#894BE7
HEX#894BE7
RGBrgb(137, 75, 231)
HSLhsl(264, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(264, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.223 296.9)
LABlab(46.25% 50.72 -70.60)
LCHlch(46.25% 86.93 305.70)

What #894BE7 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 #894BE7, 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 purple in the library.

#894BE7 Channel Values

How #894BE7 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 75 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #894BE7 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #894BE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #894BE7; 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 #894BE7

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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How #894BE7 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#894BE7
Protanopia#5959E7
Protanomaly#7054E7
Deuteranopia#6565E6
Deuteranomaly#755CE7
Tritanopia#6E7070
Tritanomaly#7A63AD
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #894BE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-894be7: #894BE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #894BE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-894be7': '#894BE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.294, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_894be7">#894BE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#894BE7"

More Purple Colors

#894BE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#894BE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #894BE7?

#894BE7 is a light purple — rgb(137, 75, 231) in RGB and hsl(264, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #894BE7?

#894BE7 is rgb(137, 75, 231) — red 137, green 75, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #894BE7?

#894BE7 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #894BE7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #894BE7 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #894BE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #894BE7 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 14.01, which is visibly different.

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