What color is #902FA2?

#902FA2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #902FA2?

The RGB value is 144, 47, 162: 144 red, 47 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #902FA2?

The complementary color is #41A22F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #902FA2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#902FA2 color

#902FA2 rgb(144, 47, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #902FA2 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 18.4% green and 63.5% blue (144, 47, 162).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 55% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#902FA2 color codes

HEX	`#902FA2`
RGB	`rgb(144, 47, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 18.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 55%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 71%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 71%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.85, 56.13, -42.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.85, 70.53, 322.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.039, 10.572, 35.213)`
Decimal	`9449378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #902FA2, 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 #902FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#902FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #902FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #902fa2; }
.text { color: #902fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #902fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 47 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #902fa2, #a22f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #902FA2?: #902FA2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #902FA2?: The RGB value is 144, 47, 162: 144 red, 47 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #902FA2?: The complementary color is #41A22F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #902FA2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.