What color is #906D96?

#906D96 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 #906D96?

The RGB value is 144, 109, 150: 144 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906D96?

The complementary color is #73966D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906D96 color

#906D96 rgb(144, 109, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #906D96 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42.7% green and 58.8% blue (144, 109, 150).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#906D96 color codes

HEX	`#906D96`
RGB	`rgb(144, 109, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 21.39, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 27.29, 321.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.475, 19.069, 31.345)`
Decimal	`9465238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906D96, 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 #906D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#906D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #906D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906d96; }
.text { color: #906d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 109 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906d96, #966d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #906D96?: #906D96 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 #906D96?: The RGB value is 144, 109, 150: 144 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906D96?: The complementary color is #73966D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.