What color is #90809A?

#90809A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90809A?

The RGB value is 144, 128, 154: 144 red, 128 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90809A?

The complementary color is #8A9A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90809A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90809A color

#90809A rgb(144, 128, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90809A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.2% green and 60.4% blue (144, 128, 154).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#90809A color codes

HEX	`#90809A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 11.16, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 16.15, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.053, 23.701, 33.821)`
Decimal	`9470106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90809A, 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 #90809A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90809A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #90809A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90809a; }
.text { color: #90809a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90809a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 128 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90809a, #9a8097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90809A?: #90809A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90809A?: The RGB value is 144, 128, 154: 144 red, 128 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90809A?: The complementary color is #8A9A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90809A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.