What color is #90758B?

#90758B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90758B?

The RGB value is 144, 117, 139: 144 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90758B?

The complementary color is #75907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90758B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90758B color

#90758B rgb(144, 117, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90758B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.9% green and 54.5% blue (144, 117, 139).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#90758B color codes

HEX	`#90758B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 117, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 14.51, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 16.57, 331.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.523, 20.516, 27.195)`
Decimal	`9467275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90758B, 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 #90758B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90758B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #90758B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90758b; }
.text { color: #90758b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90758b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 117 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90758b, #90757d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90758B?: #90758B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90758B?: The RGB value is 144, 117, 139: 144 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90758B?: The complementary color is #75907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90758B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.