What color is #905E87?

#905E87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905E87?

The RGB value is 144, 94, 135: 144 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905E87?

The complementary color is #5E9067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905E87 color

#905E87 rgb(144, 94, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #905E87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.9% green and 52.9% blue (144, 94, 135).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#905E87 color codes

HEX	`#905E87`
RGB	`rgb(144, 94, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 27.14, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 30.74, 331.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.877, 15.685, 24.897)`
Decimal	`9461383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905E87, 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 #905E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #905E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905e87; }
.text { color: #905e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 94 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905e87, #905e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #905E87?: #905E87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905E87?: The RGB value is 144, 94, 135: 144 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905E87?: The complementary color is #5E9067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.