What color is #906AD1?

#906AD1 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906AD1?

The RGB value is 144, 106, 209: 144 red, 106 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906AD1?

The complementary color is #ABD16A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906AD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906AD1 color

#906AD1 rgb(144, 106, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906AD1 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 41.6% green and 82% blue (144, 106, 209).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 53% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#906AD1 color codes

HEX	`#906AD1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 106, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 41.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 53%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 49%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 49%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 36.89, -47.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 60.49, 307.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.162, 20.841, 62.848)`
Decimal	`9464529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906AD1, 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 #906AD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#906AD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #906AD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906ad1; }
.text { color: #906ad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906ad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 106 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906ad1, #c36ad1); }

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Questions

What color is #906AD1?: #906AD1 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906AD1?: The RGB value is 144, 106, 209: 144 red, 106 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906AD1?: The complementary color is #ABD16A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906AD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.