What color is #90849A?

#90849A 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 #90849A?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 154: 144 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90849A?

The complementary color is #8E9A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90849A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90849A color

#90849A rgb(144, 132, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90849A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 60.4% blue (144, 132, 154).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#90849A color codes

HEX	`#90849A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, 8.85, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 13.42, 311.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.585, 24.765, 33.998)`
Decimal	`9471130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90849A, 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 #90849A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90849A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #90849A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90849a; }
.text { color: #90849a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90849a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90849a, #9a8499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90849A?: #90849A 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 #90849A?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 154: 144 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90849A?: The complementary color is #8E9A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90849A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.