What color is #906A95?

#906A95 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 #906A95?

The RGB value is 144, 106, 149: 144 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906A95?

The complementary color is #6F956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906A95 color

#906A95 rgb(144, 106, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906A95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 41.6% green and 58.4% blue (144, 106, 149).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#906A95 color codes

HEX	`#906A95`
RGB	`rgb(144, 106, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 41.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 22.94, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 28.88, 322.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.08, 18.408, 30.818)`
Decimal	`9464469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906A95, 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 #906A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#906A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #906A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906a95; }
.text { color: #906a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 106 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906a95, #956a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #906A95?: #906A95 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 #906A95?: The RGB value is 144, 106, 149: 144 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906A95?: The complementary color is #6F956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.