What color is #90577F?

#90577F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90577F?

The RGB value is 144, 87, 127: 144 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90577F?

The complementary color is #579068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90577F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90577F color

#90577F rgb(144, 87, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90577F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 34.1% green and 49.8% blue (144, 87, 127).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#90577F color codes

HEX	`#90577F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 87, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 34.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, 29.68, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 32.22, 337.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.741, 14.279, 21.844)`
Decimal	`9459583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90577F, 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 #90577F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90577F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #90577F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90577f; }
.text { color: #90577f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90577f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 87 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90577f, #905763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #90577F?: #90577F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90577F?: The RGB value is 144, 87, 127: 144 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90577F?: The complementary color is #579068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90577F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.