What color is #90789F?

#90789F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90789F?

The RGB value is 144, 120, 159: 144 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90789F?

The complementary color is #879F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90789F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90789F color

#90789F rgb(144, 120, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90789F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.1% green and 62.4% blue (144, 120, 159).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#90789F color codes

HEX	`#90789F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 120, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 16.88, -17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 24.28, 314.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.475, 21.866, 35.725)`
Decimal	`9468063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90789F, 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 #90789F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90789F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #90789F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90789f; }
.text { color: #90789f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90789f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 120 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90789f, #9f789b); }

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Questions

What color is #90789F?: #90789F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90789F?: The RGB value is 144, 120, 159: 144 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90789F?: The complementary color is #879F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90789F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.