#891bad Color Information

#891bad Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #891bad. In RGB, it consists of 53.7% Red, 10.6% Green, and 67.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.8% Cyan, 84.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 285.2°, with saturation of 73% and lightness of 39.2%. The decimal value for #891bad is 8985517, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #891bad is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#891bad Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color137, 27, 173 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color53.7%, 10.6%, 67.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.463, 0.894, 0.322 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.208, 0.844, 0, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color285.2°, 73.0%, 39.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color285.2°, 84.4%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.251, 9.119, 40.333 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color137, 27, 173 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8985517 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.213, 63.405, -53.614 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.213, 83.034, 319.783 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.213, 31.368, -80.507 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.198, 55.035, -58.050 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.270, 0.135, 9.119 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287175597 / 0xff891bad Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #891bad

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #891bad, its pure hue is 285.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, and its lightness is 39.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #891bad, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #110316 to #781897.

Tints of #891bad

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #891bad, its pure hue is 285.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, and its lightness is 39.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #891bad, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9838b7 to #f0e3f5.

Tones of #891bad

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #891bad, its pure hue is 285.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #891bad, which range from #646464 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9700c8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #891bad

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #891bad! For #891bad, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #891bad. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #891bad

This color, #891bad, consists of 53.7% Red, 10.6% Green, and 67.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 137, Green = 27, Blue = 173. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #891bad is 20.8% Cyan, 84.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R53.7%
C20.8%
G10.6%
M84.4%
B67.8%
Y0.0%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 137 27 173
Octal 211 33 255
Hexa #89 #1b #ad
Binary 10001001 00011011 10101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 84 0 32
Octal 24 124 0 40
Hexa #14 #54 #00 #20
Binary 00010100 01010100 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #891bad

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #891bad — which has hue 285.2° — its analogous colors are located at 255.2° and 315.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #891bad.

Triadic Colors of #891bad

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #891bad — which has hue 285.2° — its triadic colors are located at 45.2° and 285.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #891bad.

Complementary Color of #891bad

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #891bad — which has hue 285.2° — its complementary color is located at 105.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #891bad.

Split Complementary Colors of #891bad

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #891bad — which has hue 285.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 75.2° and 285.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #891bad.

Tetradic Colors of #891bad

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #891bad — which has hue 285.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 195.2°, 285.2°, 15.2°, and 105.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #891bad.

Monochromatic Colors of #891bad

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #891bad, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #411450 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c43bf1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #891bad

We want to make getting started with #891bad on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #891bad into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #891bad can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #891bad with other HTML elements.

#891bad Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #891bad.
<span style="color: #891bad;">The color of this text is #891bad.</span>

#891bad Background Color

The background color for this text is #891bad.
<div style="background-color: #891bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #891bad.</div>

#891bad Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #891bad.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #891bad;">This color for the shadow of this text is #891bad.</span>

#891bad Border Color

This is a div with border color #891bad.
<div style="border: #891bad 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #891bad.</div>

#891bad Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #891bad on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #891bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #891bad on a white background.</div></div>

#891bad Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #891bad on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #891bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #891bad on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #891bad to White

This is a gradient from #891bad to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#891bad,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #891bad to white.</div>

Gradient from #891bad to Black

This is a gradient from #891bad to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#891bad,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#891bad,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #891bad to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #891bad

In addition to using #891bad on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #891bad in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #891bad, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 137, Green = 27, Blue = 173). If you need details about the color coordinates of #891bad in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #891bad
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(137, 27, 173)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #891bad; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #891bad; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #891bad; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(137, 27, 173);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#891bad")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:137, green:27, blue:173, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:137 green:27 blue:173 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(137f, 27f, 173f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(137, 27, 173);
 

#891bad Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #891bad the same way. For those with color blindness, #891bad might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #891bad looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #891bad is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #891bad looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #891bad will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #891bad is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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