What color is #844F90?

#844F90 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844F90?

The RGB value is 132, 79, 144: 132 red, 79 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844F90?

The complementary color is #5B904F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844F90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844F90 color

#844F90 rgb(132, 79, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #844F90 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 31% green and 56.5% blue (132, 79, 144).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#844F90 color codes

HEX	`#844F90`
RGB	`rgb(132, 79, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 31%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, 33.53, -26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 43.03, 321.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.345, 12.512, 27.881)`
Decimal	`8671120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844F90, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #844F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #844F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844f90; }
.text { color: #844f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 79 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844f90, #904f7c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #844F90?: #844F90 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844F90?: The RGB value is 132, 79, 144: 132 red, 79 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844F90?: The complementary color is #5B904F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844F90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.