Palettes / Colors / #893E8A

#893E8A — Muted Pink

#893E8A is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #893E8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#893E8A is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3F893E; it also sits naturally between #623E89 and #893E65. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 24% · Blue 54%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #893E8A

.text { color: #893E8A; }
.background { background-color: #893E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #893E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 62, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 38%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #893E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 62, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #893E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 62, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#893E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#893E8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F893E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #893E8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #893E8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #893E8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #893E8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #893E89  ·  #893E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #893E8A?

#893E8A is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 137, 62, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #893E8A?

#893E8A is RGB 137, 62, 138 — HSL 299°, 38%, 39% — CMYK 1%, 55%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #893E8A?

Its complement is #3F893E; analogous partners are #623E89 and #893E65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #893E8A for text?

White text on #893E8A has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.12:1.