What color is #902F81?

#902F81 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #902F81?

The RGB value is 144, 47, 129: 144 red, 47 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #902F81?

The complementary color is #2F903E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #902F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#902F81 color

#902F81 rgb(144, 47, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #902F81 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 18.4% green and 50.6% blue (144, 47, 129).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Purple Excellency (#943589), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#902F81 color codes

HEX	`#902F81`
RGB	`rgb(144, 47, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 18.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 50.28, -25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 56.37, 333.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.481, 9.549, 21.74)`
Decimal	`9449345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #902F81, 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 #902F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#902F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #902F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #902f81; }
.text { color: #902f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #902f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 47 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #902f81, #902f51); }

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Questions

What color is #902F81?: #902F81 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #902F81?: The RGB value is 144, 47, 129: 144 red, 47 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #902F81?: The complementary color is #2F903E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #902F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.