What color is #90668B?

#90668B 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 #90668B?

The RGB value is 144, 102, 139: 144 red, 102 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90668B?

The complementary color is #66906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90668B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90668B color

#90668B rgb(144, 102, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90668B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 40% green and 54.5% blue (144, 102, 139).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#90668B color codes

HEX	`#90668B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 102, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 40%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 23.27, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 26.99, 329.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.913, 17.297, 26.658)`
Decimal	`9463435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90668B, 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 #90668B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90668B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #90668B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90668b; }
.text { color: #90668b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90668b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 102 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90668b, #906676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #90668B?: #90668B 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 #90668B?: The RGB value is 144, 102, 139: 144 red, 102 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90668B?: The complementary color is #66906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90668B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.