What color is #906291?

#906291 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906291?

The RGB value is 144, 98, 145: 144 red, 98 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906291?

The complementary color is #639162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906291?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906291 color

#906291 rgb(144, 98, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906291 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 38.4% green and 56.9% blue (144, 98, 145).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#906291 color codes

HEX	`#906291`
RGB	`rgb(144, 98, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 38.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 26.78, -18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 32.48, 325.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.98, 16.71, 28.903)`
Decimal	`9462417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906291, 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 #906291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #906291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906291; }
.text { color: #906291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 98 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906291, #91627b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #906291?: #906291 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906291?: The RGB value is 144, 98, 145: 144 red, 98 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906291?: The complementary color is #639162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906291?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.