What color is #905195?

#905195 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905195?

The RGB value is 144, 81, 149: 144 red, 81 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905195?

The complementary color is #569551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905195?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905195 color

#905195 rgb(144, 81, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #905195 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 31.8% green and 58.4% blue (144, 81, 149).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#905195 color codes

HEX	`#905195`
RGB	`rgb(144, 81, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 31.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 46%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 46%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, 37.21, -26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 45.65, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.868, 13.985, 30.081)`
Decimal	`9458069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905195, 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 #905195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #905195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905195; }
.text { color: #905195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 81 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905195, #955178); }

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Questions

What color is #905195?: #905195 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905195?: The RGB value is 144, 81, 149: 144 red, 81 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905195?: The complementary color is #569551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905195?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.