What color is #906490?

#906490 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 #906490?

The RGB value is 144, 100, 144: 144 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906490?

The complementary color is #649064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906490?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906490 color

#906490 rgb(144, 100, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906490 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 39.2% green and 56.5% blue (144, 100, 144).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#906490 color codes

HEX	`#906490`
RGB	`rgb(144, 100, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 39.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.33, 25.42, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.33, 30.64, 326.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.092, 17.058, 28.562)`
Decimal	`9462928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906490, 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 #906490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #906490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906490; }
.text { color: #906490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 100 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906490, #90647a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #906490?: #906490 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 #906490?: The RGB value is 144, 100, 144: 144 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906490?: The complementary color is #649064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906490?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.