What color is #906990?

#906990 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 #906990?

The RGB value is 144, 105, 144: 144 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906990?

The complementary color is #699069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906990 color

#906990 rgb(144, 105, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906990 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 41.2% green and 56.5% blue (144, 105, 144).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#906990 color codes

HEX	`#906990`
RGB	`rgb(144, 105, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 41.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 22.51, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 27.19, 325.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.587, 18.047, 28.726)`
Decimal	`9464208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906990, 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 #906990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #906990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906990; }
.text { color: #906990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 105 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906990, #90697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #906990?: #906990 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 #906990?: The RGB value is 144, 105, 144: 144 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906990?: The complementary color is #699069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.